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GDEffilSHT DEPOSOi 



Putnam's 

Minute -a- Day 

English 

For Busy People 



Compiled and Arranged by 

Edwin Hamlin Garr 



G. P. Putnam's Sons 

New York and London 

Gbe fmicfcetbocfcet press 

192 1 



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Copyright, 1921 

BY 

EDWIN HAMLIN CARR 



MAR 18 1921 




Printed in the United States of America 

QCLA611272 



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PREFACE 

A book of supper-table fun; language games, 
for school and home; items for the day's last 
minutes, founded upon the law of association, 
the law of emphasis, correct forms of expression, 
and the preferred pronunciation and spelling. 

It is my contention that a person interested 
in securing an accurate and effective form of 
English expression can accomplish this if he will 
give to the task at least one minute a day. 

The law of association makes it an easy mat- 
ter to remember the birthday of anyone if that 
birthday comes, for instance, upon April first. 

Where the correct form only of an expression 
or of a word is given, the mind can work rapidly, 
confidently, and easily. Hence the elimination, 
so far as possible, of all incorrect words and 
expressions, all forms of "Do not say." Here 
the incorrect forms appear, if at all, in the titles. 

William Dean Howells is a stout opponent 
of those novelists who, under the pretext of 
reforming their readers, write books about 
vice. 

"Such writers," said Mr. Howells at a 
luncheon at Kittery Point, Maine, "remind 
me of a lad whose mother said to him: 

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Preface 

"' Why, Johnny, I do believe you're teach- 
ing that parrot to swear!' 

"'No, I'm not, mother,' the boy replied; 
'I'm just telling it what it mustn't say.'" — 
New York Tribune. 

The arrangement of the items makes it suitable 
for daily use ; the index makes it a reference 
handbook. 

The spelling and pronunciation used in the 
book are the first or preferred form, and are taken, 
with permission, from Webster's Collegiate 
Dictionary, Third Edition, published by G. & C. 
Merriam Co. 

E. H. C. 



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CONTENTS 

SECTIONS PAGE 

I. — Studies in Associated 

Words . . . 1-77 1 

II. — Studies in Grammatical 

Expression . . 78-149 41 

III. — Studies in Pronunciation 

(a) Accent . . 150-179 91 

(b) Articulation . 180-205 108 

(c) Enunciation . 206-213 125 

(d) Special Words . 214-343 133 

IV.— Studies in Spelling . 344-437 199 

V. — Studies in Stems and Words 

(a) Latin . . . 438-462 239 

(6) Greek . . . 463-469 252 

(c) French . . 470 256 

VI. — Studies in Syllabication 471-498 259 

VII. — Studies in Language Games — 

For Home and School 499-524 273 

VIII. — Suggestions for Party 

Games . . .525 291 

Index . . . 295 

(Numbers in the Index refer to Sections) 



I 

Studies in Associated Words 



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CHOOSE NEW WORDS FOR YOUR 
VOCABULARY FROM 1-19 



Words relating to the appearance of persons 



attractive 


pleasing 


engaging 


comely 


fascinating 


handsome 


prepossessing 


captivating 


taking 


fetching 



Words relating to demeanor 



genteel 


obliging 


polite 


respectful 


courtly 


gracious 


cultured 


suave 


refined 


ceremonious 


tractable 


affable 


civil 


polished 



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Words relating to the appearance of things 



inviting 


quaint 


tempting 


becoming 


fine 


suitable 


superb 


pretty 


artistic 


comely 


exquisite 


lovely 


elegant 


gorgeous 



Words relating to the quality of things 



sound 


substantial 


standard 


splendid 


sterling 


pure 


genuine 


prime 


excellent 


rare 


choice 


superlative 


desirable 


unadulterated 


satisfying 


wholesome 



Words relating to praise 



fascinating 
entrancing 



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bonny 
handsome 



Associated Words 



enchanting 


magnificent 


charming 


superb 


glorious 


grand 


elegant 


wonderful 


beautiful 


magnificent 



Words relating to the weather 



glorious 


rigorous 


beautiful 


severe 


fine 


trying 


balmy 


hot 


gracious 


humid 


cold 


sultry 


blustry 


propitious 



Words relating to satisfaction 



gratifying 


consoling 


comforting 


complacent 


encouraging 


thankful 


refreshing 


glad 


solacing 


satisfying 



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Minute-a-Day English 

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Words relating to neatness 



neat 
tidy 
trim 
spruce 



dainty 
nice 
orderly 
choice 



Words relating to the sense of taste 



luscious 


acrid 


delicious 


edible 


savory 


salt 


insipid 


sweet 


bitter 


sour 


spicy 


vapid 



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Words relating to the sense of touch 



smooth 

sleek 

coarse 

uneven 

tepid 



hot 

cold 

rough 

tangible 

satiny 



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Associated Words 



chilly 
icy 



flexible 
soft 



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Words relating to the sense of smell 



fragrant 


redolent 


odorous 


rancid 


balmy 


pungent 


aromatic 


sharp 


sweet-scented 


spicy 



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Words relating to the sense of hearing 



harmonious 


audible 


harsh 


keen 


discordant 


disonant 


melodious 


grating 



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Words relating to beauty 



elegant 


splendid 


comely 


radiant 


pretty 


charming 


lovely 


handsome 



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Words relating to ugliness 



repulsive 


squalid 


uncouth 


slouchy 


hideous 


grisly- 


frightful 


ghastly 


horrid 


dreadful 



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Woids relating to food 



tasty 


relishing 


savory 


appetizing 


palatable 


luscious 


toothsome 


acceptable 



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Words relating to darkness 



gloom 


nebulous 


cloudy 


obscure 


dusk 


dim 


night 


faint 


sunless 


shade 


murky 


foggy 


turbid 


gray 



Associated Words 



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Words relating to light 



glow 


sparkling 


blaze 


burnished 


glare 


flashing 


luster 


daylight 


glitter 


gleam 


radiance 


ray 


sunshine 


brilliant 



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Words relating to fulfilment 



completion 


termination 


accomplishment 


dispatch 


performance 


conclude 


execution 


finish 


achievement 


end 



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Words relating to the essential 



necessary 

indispensable 

important 


chief 

principal 

cardinal 


Drime 


requisite 



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Minute-a-Day ELnglisH 

20 

HELLO SUPPLANTING HALLOO 

Please hello to the boy. 
Hello, Central. 
Hello, there. 
Hello, Mister. 
Hello, George. 
Hear him hello. 

Hello to him. 

21 

Rest, what is generally left. 

Let the rest of the folks come. 
Remainder, what is left when the greater part 
has been taken away. 

Please bring the remainder of the apples. 
Remnant, a very small part. 

There was a sale of remnants at — 
Residue, a remaining unused part. 

The residue was used for — 

This clever mathematical trick, by which 
you can tell the month and year of a person's 
birth, will startle many of your friends, says 
The American Boy. Tell your friend to put 
down the number of the month in which he 
was born, multiply it by two, then add five, 
multiply by fifty, add his age, subtract 365, 
and then add 115. The two figures on the 

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Associated Words 

right will tell you his age, the remainder, will 
be the number of the month of his birth. 
For example, if the total is 615, he is fifteen 
years old and was born in June. 

22 

Already, an adverb meaning previously. 
All ready means all prepared. 

They were already all ready when we 
arrived. 

Altogether, means wholly, entirely. 
All together means unity. 

They were altogether too noisy when 
all together, 

23 

Farther means distance. 

"Mr. Carr, are you going far?" 
"Yes, Mr. Barr, much farther." 

Further means additional. 

Mr. Furlow, the fur dealer, had nothing 
further to say. 

24 

Guess, requires uncertainty. 
Reckon, with an objective clause, means to 
suppose, think. 

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Minute-a-Day English 



THE CADDIE MAKES GOOD GUESS 

Novice: "What club shall I use, caddie?" 
Caddie: "Well, I reckon a dust pan an' 

brush would be about the thing for you, 

ma'am."— Tit Bits. 



25 

Each, every one considered separately. 

Each basket was filled. 
Every, each one of a group. 

We heard his every word. 
Each other, used of two. 

Charles and I saw each other's pictures. 
One another, used of more than two. 

They looked at one another. 

26 

If prae means before and post means after, 
then will preposterous mean "The cart before 
the horse"? 

27 

Sound i, as in ice; 
a, as in ale. 
Apply the sounds to 

(i) ay = alas, 
(i) aye = yes. 
(a) aye = forever. 

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Associated Words 

PRACTICE 
Aye, aye, Sir. 

i, i, Sir. 
Ay, ay, that was too severe. 

i, i, that was too severe. 
For aye. 
For a. 

28 

WAIST AND WASTE 

Words of the same pronunciation but of 
different meanings are called Homonyms. 

A brewer's dray had collided with a heavily 
laden milk cart and sent can after can splash- 
ing into the street. Of course, the world 
assembled to watch the great event. 

A small man, coming up late, had to stand 
on tip-toe and keep dodging his head from 
side to side in order to see past an enormously 
stout washerwoman, who was just in front of 
him. 

" What is it? What is it? "he kept on asking. 

At last he caught a glimpse — the shattered 
cart and the fresh white milk streaming 
through the street. 

" Goodness !" he exclaimed. "What an 
awful waste!" 

The stout woman turned and stared at 
him. 

"Mind your own business!" she snapped. 
— N. Y. Globe. 

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Mirvute-a-Day lUnglisH 

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Celebrated, widely spoken of for noteworthy 
deeds, or qualities, for honor worthily won. 
Andrew Carnegie is celebrated for his gifts. 
Renowned, widely spoken of for learning, skill. 
General Grant is renowned for his achieve- 
ments. 
Notorious, well known, usually unfavorably. 
The German Kaiser is notorious. 

30 

Calamity, a great misery or extensive evil. 
Disaster, a sudden and distressing event. 
Misfortune, ill fortune. 
Mischance, a trivial misfortune. 

31 

Sound a, as in ale; 
S, as in obey; 

e, as in met, and apply the 
sounds to 

Croquet (kro ka/)> an outdoor game. 
Croquette (kro-kef), a fried ball of minced meat. 
Coquette (ko kef), a flirt. 

The coquette played croquet, and watched the 
man eating the croquettes. 

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Associated Words 

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Sound 6, as in odd; 
ii, as in tip; 
e, as in met; 
a, as in ale; 

6, as in obey; and apply the 
sounds to 

Crotch (kroch), a forked pole to prop something. 
Crutch (kriich), used as a support. 
Crotchety (kroch' et i), whimsical. 
Crochet (kro sha'), a kind of knitting. 

PRACTICE 

A crotchety old maid used her crutch as a 
crotch to support a limb of her peach-laden tree 
under which she sat crocheting. 

33 

Sound a, as in arm, and apply the sound to 
(sav) salve, an ointment. 

Sound a, as in am; 
e, as in event, 
(sal've) salve, hail. 

Sound a, as in am; 

er, as in maker, 
(sal'ver) salver, a tray. 

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Sound a, as in am; 

a, as in senate. 

(s£l'vaj) salvage, goods saved from a ship. 

34 

Sound o, as in old; 
6, as in orb. 
Apply the sounds to 

kor kor k6rps 

(core) (corps) (corpse) 

(kor) core, the core of an apple, 
(kor) corps, an army organization. 
(k6rps) corpse, a dead body. 

The Tivoli Times says: "It is said that a 
Columbia county clergyman, in preaching a 
funeral sermon, referred to the deceased say- 
ing: 'The corpse has been a member of this 
church for fifteen years/" 

35 

Sound a, as in ask; 
u, as in up; 
e, as in eve. 

Apply the sounds to 

fa-se'shus 

A facetious remark. 

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Associated Words 

Facetious, means sportive, jocular. 

Sound a, as in am; 
i, as in ill. 
Apply the sounds to 

fak-tish'iis 
Factitious, means artificial, sham. 

The organization was a more or less fac- 
titious affair. 

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Sound a, as in ale; 

ii, as in menu. 
Apply the sounds to 
Resume, to begin again. 

Let us resume our work. 
Resume, meaning summary, 
ra-zli-ma' 
Let me give a resume of the subject. 



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Mrs. Erwin was showing Selma, the new 
Swedish maid, "the ropes." 

"This," said Mrs. Erwin, "is my son's 
room. He is in Yale." 

"Ya?" Selma's face lit up with sympa- 
thetic understanding. "My brudder ban 
there, too." 

"Is that so? What year?" 

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Minute-a-Day English 

"Ach! he ban got no year. He ban punch 
a man in the eye, and the yoodge say, ' You, 
Axel, sixty days in yail!'" — Selected. 



know 


plum 


no 


plumb 


won 


choler 


one 


collar 


m&id 


four 


made 


fore 


canvas 


hied 


canvass 


hide 



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Propose, relates to intention. 
I propose that we go to — 
They proposed that w r e organize a club. 
The proposal was accepted. 
Resolutions were proposed that — 
Purpose, relates to a settled state of mind to do 
thus and so. 
They were determined to accomplish their 

purposes. 
They purposed in their hearts to serve 

God. 
They purposed to have a new club. 

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Associated Words 



Haste, means quickness, urgency, swiftness. 
Hurry, indicates confusion and flurry. 

One of the colored convicts at Leaven- 
worth had knocked the ball over the prison 
wall in a baseball game and was tearing 
around the bases at terrific speed, making 
hard work out of an easy " homer." Whereat 
one of the other boarders shouted: 

"Take yo' time bo', take yo' time; yo's in 
fo' life; take yo' time." — Selected. 



40 

Sound e, as in eve; 

ii, as in up, and apply these 
sounds to spe'shiis 
Specious, meaning apparently right but not 
actually so. 
Specious arguments. 

Sound a, as in ale, and apply the 
sound to spa'shiis 
Spacious, meaning roomy. 
The spacious firmament. 

spe'shez 
Species, a kind. 

The dog is a species of the genus Canis. 

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Course, a plan to pursue. 
Coarse, rough, of large particles. 

Willie: "Papa?" 

Papa: 'Yes." 

Willie: " Teacher says we're here to help 
others." 

Papa: "Of course we are." 

Willie: "Well, what are the others here 
for?" — Selected. 

42 

Chock'-full, filled to the limit. 
Choke'-full, filled to the limit. 
Chock'a-block, packed full. 

43 

Sound o, as in old; 
a, as in am; 
a, as in arm; 
6, as in obey; 
6, as in odd. 
Apply these sounds to 
Choral (adjective), pertaining to a chorus. 

ko'ral 
Choral (noun), a hymn tune, 
ko-ral' 

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Associated Words 

Corral, an enclosure for cattle, 
ko-ral' 



Statue 
Statute 



44 

The statue of Lincoln. 
The statue of Liberty. 

The statutes of the state of New York. 
Statutes are laws enacted by a legisla- 
ture. 

St. Gaudens, the famous sculptor, when he 
had just unveiled a fine statue in Chicago, was 
accosted by a reporter, who said, "I suppose, 
Mr. St. Gaudens, you consider this your 
masterpiece? " "I do not," was the reply, 
"my next statue is always my masterpiece.'* 

45 

Sound i, as in ill; 
I, as in Ice. 
Apply these sounds to 

(in-dif) 
Indict, to charge with offense. 
He was indicted for murder. 
They returned an indictment against him, 

(in-dlf) 
Indite, to compose, describe. 

My heart is inditing a good matter. 

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Minute-a-Day E,nglisH 

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Or'tho-dox 

orthos = right 
doxa = opinion. 

Or'tho-e-pist 

orthos = right 
epos = word. 

Or-tho-pe'dist 

orthos = right 
pais = child. 



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Sound e, as in met; 
x j as xv.s ? 
a, as in am. 
Apply the sounds to eks'tant. 

The accent is on the first syllable. 
Bx'tant, not destroyed, still existing. 
No other records are ex'tant. 

The accent is on the second syllable. 
Extent', measure or degree. 

To what extent' was he successful? 

48 

Sound a, as in ask; 

e, as in event; 
a, as in ale. 
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Associated Words 

Apply the sounds to sha'se. 

Chassis (singular). Pronounced sha'se. 
Chassis (plural). Pronounced sha'sez. 

PRACTICE 

The chauffeur repaired the chassis. 
We need forty chassis. 
A chassis is part of an automobile. 
Order several chassis. 

Apply the sounds to sha sa'. 
Chasse 

PRACTICE 

They learned to chasse. 

The chasse is a dance step. 

He played the piano, we chassed. 

49 

Sound 6, as in old; 

6, as in soft; 

th, as in this; 

th, as in thin. 

Apply these sounds to 

(klos) close 
(kloth) cloth 
(kloz'et) closet 
(moth) moth 

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Minute-a-Day EnglisK 

(moths) moths 
(klothz) cloths 
(kloz) close 

PRACTICE 

"Hannah, fasten the clothesline, and bring 
some clothespins. You will find them in the 
clothes basket." 

Hannah, having taken some garments from the 
closet, found that the cloth of the coat had been 
eaten close to the collar by moths. 

She hung the coat on the clothesline close to 
the clothes. 

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Sound 6, as in odd: 
a, as in am; 
a, as in ask; 
i, as in HI; 
e, as in eve. 
Apply these sounds to 
(kom'riid-ri) comradery. 
(ka'ma'ra/ d'-re') camaraderie. 
Both words mean fellowship. 

51 

Sound e, as in eve; 
e, as in event. 

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Associated Words 

Apply these sounds to 
Pique (pek), feeling of resentment. 
Pique (pe-ka')> cotton fabric. 
Piquant (pe'kant), giving zest. 



52 

nice 

A very nice person, 
grand 

It was a grand sight, 
lovely 

A lovely child, 
elegant 

An elegant house, 
splendid 

A man of splendid talents, 
jolly 

A jolly person. 



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abhor 

I abhor the idea, 
hate 

I hate him. 
detest 

1 detest lying, 
dislike 

I dislike to attend. 

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Minute-a-Day UnglisH 

loathe 

I loathed food when I was ill. 

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love 

I love mother, 
like 

I like to skate, 
admire 

I admire his manner, 
revere 

I revere his memory, 
respect 

I respect his opinions. 
adore 

We adore God, our maker. 

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Pleasure, general term for satisfaction. 
It was a pleasure to ride with you. 
Happiness, satisfaction at the gratification of 
desires. 
I have derived much happiness from your 
visit. 
Ridicule, to oppose with humor. 
He ridiculed the arguments. 
Deride, to scorn. 

He derided the proposition. 
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Associated Words 

Difficult, not easy. 

It is a difficult task. 
Arduous, requiring great labor. 

An arduous labor. 

Account, a record of facts. 

The account says that — 
Narrative, an orderly account of a series of 
events. 

The narrative of the events of the World War. 

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Acknowledge, we acknowledge our faults. 

I acknowledge that I did not know. 
Confess, we confess our sins. 

I confess my weaknesses. 

Delicious, relates to the senses. 

A delicious apple. 
Delightful, relates to the spiritual or mental. 

A delightful occasion. 

Empty, containing nothing. 

An empty barrel. 
Vacant, without that which one expects to find. 

A vacant stare. 

Behaviour, relates to one's mode of acting in the 
presence of others. 

His behaviour was becoming. 
Conduct, relates to one's whole life. 

His conduct was praiseworthy. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

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Pride, a commendable satisfaction in a com- 
pleted task. 

I took particular pride in — 
Vanity, eagerness to be praised. 

He is very vain. 
Custom, the manner of society 

The custom of Canton is to — 
Habit, an inclination toward an action frequently 
repeated. 

He has the habit of — 
Modest, having a commendable amount of re- 
serve. 

A very modest man. 
Bashful, unduly shrinking from public notice. 

A bashful man. 
Civil, moderately courteous. 

A civil person. 
Polite, exceptionally civil, courteous. 

A very polite person. 

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To hasten, to move with celerity. 

I must hasten. 
To hurry, to move with flurried haste. 

He was in too great a hurry. 
Education, a drawing out process. 

He received his education at Harvard. 

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Associated Words 

Instruction, a pouring in process. 

He received instruction at the lectures. 
Certain, suggests a conviction upon which assur- 
ance is based. 

I am certain that such things cannot happen. 
Sure, emphasizes the assurance. 

I am sure that William will come to-night. 
Talent, special aptitude. 

He has a talent for business. 
Genius, the power to create. 

A true poet is a man of genius. 

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Economy, a thrifty use of resources. 

He economizes. 
Frugality, a sparing use of material things. 

He is very frugal. 
Parsimony, a miserly use of material things. 

A parsimonious man. 
Beautiful, having properties which please the 
sense of sight and the mind. 

A beautiful cottage. 
Pretty, pleasing but not impressive. 

A pretty cottage. 
Expect, relates to what we have confidence will 
happen. 

We expect to move. 
Hope, relates to what we wish to happen. 

I hope it will rain. 

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Mimite-a-Day E,ng'lisH 

Obstinate, persistently adhering to one's way. 

A very obstinate pair. 
Stubborn, habitually obstinate 

A stubborn child. 

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Truth, relates to fact. 

It is the truth. 
Veracity, relates to habitual truth telling. 

A man of veracity. 
Excuse, we excuse an unintended injury. 

Please excuse my clumsiness. 
Pardon, we pardon a sin. 

Pardon my sin. 
Conceal, to keep from sight. 

He concealed his revolver. 
Disguise, to change the appearance. 

He disguised his appearance. 
Plentiful, more than necessary. 

Wheat is plentiful. 
Abundant, very plentiful. 

There is abundant rain. 

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Likeness, a general term expressing resemblance. 

He is a perfect likeness of his father. 
Resemblance, likeness in appearance or qualities. 

He bears a resemblance to his father in 
mental power. 

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Associated Words 

Similarity, superficial resemblance. 

There is a similarity of belief between — 
Similitude, a concrete statement of similarity. 

The Parables are similitudes of Christian 
life. 

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Courage, that spirit which meets all problems. 

A man of courage. 
Bravery, the courageous act of the moment. 

A conspicuous act of bravery. 
Ignorant, without any general knowledge. 

An ignorant man. 
Illiterate, without knowledge by literature. 

An illiterate nation. 
Firmness is a quality of the will. 

He has firmness of purpose. 
Constancy is a quality of the affections. 

The constancy of the lovers was apparent. 
Enemy, an unfriendly opposer. 

My friend, the enemy. 
Foe, (poetical term) the holder of a malicious 
purpose. 

A real foe to mankind. 

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Sound a, as in am, and apply the sound to 

Confidant con fi dant' (masculine) 
con fi dante' (feminine) 

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Minute-a-Day English 

Meaning: A confidential friend. 
Confident con' fi dent, well assured. 

64 

Sound i, as in ill; 
e, as in eve; 
a, as in ask. 
Apply the sounds to 
Click (klik), a slight sharp noise. 
Clique (klek), exclusive social set. 
Claque (klak), paid applauders. 
Cleek (klek), a club used in golf. 

65 

Apt, means appropriate, quick to learn. 
It was an apt expression. 
He is an apt pupil. 
He is apt at mathematics. 
He made an apt remark. 

Likely, means probable, such as might well 
happen. 
It is likely to rain. 
The cat is likely to scratch you. 
It is likely to happen. 
We are likely to leave to-day. 
I am likely to forget. 

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Associated Words 

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Couple, two similar. 
A couple of pieces. 
A couple of hours. 
A couple of dollars. 

Pair, two similar things related, complements. 
A pair of shoes. 
A pair of stockings. 
A pair of gloves. 

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Character, what a man is. 

His character is unimpeachable. 
A man of fine character. 
Habits make character. 
Men lose character. 

Reputation, what men think a man to be. 
He is reputed to be worth a million. 
He bears an excellent reputation for honesty. 
He injured his reputation by blundering. 
I have the reputation of being — 

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Emigrants, those moving from a country. 
They emigrated from France. 
They emigrated from Italy. 
They were emigrants from Sweden. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

Immigrants, those moving to a country. 
They immigrated to America. 
They immigrated to Australia. 
They were immigrants to our land. 

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Produce, of the soil. 

The produce dealers. 

The produce is in the ships. 

They bring their produce to the city. 

Product, of industry. 

The product of the mills. 
The products are on sale. 
The products of much labor. 
The manufacturers brought their products 
to the Exposition. 

70 

STOP AND STAY 

The car stopped at our door. 

He stopped shoveling. 

I stopped for a minute at his house. 

Stop at the store for me. 

Let us stop here a while. 

Are you staying at the Biltmore? 
I am staying at the Waldorf. 

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Associated Words 

He is staying in the city for a while. 
He stayed at our house. 
I was staying with uncle. 

71 

Vocation, one's profession. 

His vocation is that of a lawyer. 
My vocation requires all my time. 

Avocation, a by-work aside from one's profession. 
His avocation is bee-raising. 
I have an avocation in gardening. 

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Proposal, something proposed to be done. 
He proposed to her. 

She proposed that they go to the movies. 
His proposal was rejected. 

Proposition, something for discussion to deter- 
mine its value. 
The proposition needs examination. 
I like the proposition which was advanced. 
I submit the proposition that — 

73 
Some, an adjective. 

Please bring home some bread. 
Some grand ideas are in his head. 
He knows some French. 

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Somewhat, an adverb. 

I am somewhat better. 

He resembles you somewhat. 

He was somewhat elated. 

74 

Sound a, as in ale; 

u, as in menu. 
Apply the sounds to 

(da-bu') 
She made her debut last May. 

(da-bu-tan' ) debutant (masculine) 
(da-bu-tant') debutante (feminine) 

75 
A TAIL AND A TALE 

A little girl who loved animals came home 
accompanied by a stray dog. 

"Why, Cissy, " said her mother, "that dog 
isn't yours. You have no right to bring him 
home." 

"Well, mamma," pleaded Cissy, "he didn't 
belong to anybody any more than the flowers. 
I can pick flowers — wild ones — and keep 'em, 
and the doggy was just like the flowers, so I 
came along and picked him." 

At this point the dog turned round and 
displayed a noticeable lack of tail, whereupon 
Cissy's small brother broke in with, "Why 
didn't you pick a longer stem? " — Omaha Neics. 

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Associated Words 

76 

Sound e, as in eve; 
i, as in ill. 
Apply the sounds to 
(slek) sleek, a smooth surface. 
Her coat was very sleek. 
(slik) slick, to make trim. 
He has gone to slick up. 

77 

THE PAGEANT OF WORDS 

(The italicized words in each paragraph are 
from the language indicated by the capital 
letters in each paragraph.) 

First came a HEBREW, accompanied by a 
cherub, carrying a pot of manna, on the sabbath 
day, in the year of Jubilee. The accompanying 
seraphs sang amen. 

Then, a caravan 1 with alcohol, camphor, coffee, 
lemons, and elixirs; and an assassin ARAB, who 
had sought to kill the Admiral and the Sultan, 
but was prevented by a Nabob, who was passing 
that way. 

These were followed by a HINDU pariah, 
clothed in calico, who had just emerged from the 
jungle. He had secured a shampoo, some punch, 
and some toddy, for a few rupees. 

1 Persian. 

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Then, a MALAY (carrying a bamboo pole, a 
bantam rooster, a mango pepper, and some gutta- 
percha) ran a-muck another man who was beat- 
ing a gong. 

Next, a POLYNESIAN; followed by a kan- 
garoo, and a tatooed sailor, to whom the whole 
procession was taboo. 

Then came an AMERICAN INDIAN with 
a basket containing maize, tobacco, potatoes, and 
tomatoes. He removed his moccasins, seized his 
tomahawk, and ran into a wigwam for some 
pemmican. 

Now a CHINAMAN quietly drinking his tea. 

After the Chinaman a CELT; a real bard, riding 
a poni/, r and full of whiskey, the pride of his cZan, 
a 6ra£ from the cradle, and of real Druid origin. 

Now, a SCANDINAVIAN /eZZow, a real 
clown, a maker of by-laws, a sitter in the hustings, 
showed the dregs of life by kidnapping a boy at 
the plough. 

Next a DUTCHMAN skating, when he should 
have been making a yacfa or a sZoop with a boom 
or a bowsprit. 

After him came an ITALIAN with a staccato 
voice, singing opera; while a soprano, sitting 
in a gondola, sang with piano accompaniment* 
from the Zcwa yrofto just under the house with 
the cupola. 

1 Old French from Latin. 

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Associated Words 

Finally, a float of the SPANISH armada. 
Every sailor puffed his cigar, drank his sherry, 
while the mulatto desperadoes fought mosquitoes 
as they unloaded the cargoes. 



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Studies in Grammatical Expression 



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A little English every day 

Drives the bad-speech errors away. 



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78 
11 THEM'S " 

I heard of a man who was too lazy to say his 
prayers at night. 

So he purchased a piece of cardboard, and 
wrote a few sentences of prayer upon it. 

When he hopped into bed he pointed to the 
card and said. "Lord, them's my sentiments." 

PRACTICE 

Look at those flowers. 
How do you like those potatoes? 

Those are my sentiments. 
Those are fine horses. 

If we should say, "Them are fine horses' ' we 
should be using a personal pronoun (them) for a 
demonstrative pronoun (those). 

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MAY AND MIGHT 

Table Manners 

When you desire food, and wish to ask for it, 
say: 

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Minute-a-Day English 

"Mr. , might I have a glass of water?" 

"Mother, might I have another cookie?" 
"Father, might I have some more potatoes?" 

OR SAY 

"Mr. , may I have a glass of water?" 

"Mother, may I have another cookie?" 
"Father, may I have some more potatoes?" 

Both may and might are potential verbs which 
express possibility or privilege. Either is correct 
when making a request. 

80 

RIMES 

"All agreed" 
Has gone to seed. 

I sigh 

At "personally I." 

"Seein 5 as how." 
Well, now! 

One will rue 
"Previous to." 

"It seems to me." 
That man's at sea. 

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Grammatical Expression 

"Along that line." 
'Twas never mine. 

"No doubt but that." 
Give me my hat. 

81 

DON'T 

Try to substitute "does not" for don't in the 
sentences given. If you cannot make the sub- 
stitution the sentences are correct. 

PRACTICE 

Why don't the citizens make provision for — 

All men don't believe alike. 

Don't leave the child alone. 

Don't sail on that ship. 

Why don't you attend. 

I don't feel able to walk. 

You don't have the correct answer. 

82 
FORMING THE POSSESSIVE SINGULAR 

When the word ends in s, it is always best to 
add 's. 

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PRACTICE 

Cornelius's coat 
Adolphus's hat 
Cyrus's hammer 
Dennis's shovel 
Francis's book 
James's faith 
Jonas's ship 
Leonidas's gun 
Lucius's book 
Nicholas's sled 
Phineas's knife 
Ulysses's colt 
The princess's jewels 
The countess's coat 

83 

LIKE AND LOVE 

Like, means to be pleased with. 

PRACTICE 

I like potatoes. 

We like to skate together. 

Many people like to play tennis. 

I like to play basket-ball. 

I like your hat. 

Love, means to regard with affection. 

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Grammatical Expression 

PRACTICE 

I love Grandma. 

Charles loves his mother. 

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

We love our pets. 

I love thy rocks and rills. 

I love my country. 

84 
MAD AND ANGRY 

Mad, means insane, affected in mind. 

PRACTICE 

I am not mad, most noble Festus. 
He was sent to the mad-house. 
He has gone mad. 
The mad dog ran down the street. 
I shall go mad unless — 

Angry, means provoked, exasperated, enraged. 

PRACTICE 

He was angry because I — 
I am angry at you. 
Charles was angry at the delay. 
I'm so angry I could — 
Mother is quite angry. 

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85 

REAL AND VERY 

Real, is an adjective and expresses quality. 
Real, means actual, true. 



PRACTICE 

That was a real diamond. 
She wears real point lace. 
The Concert was a real treat. 
He is a real hero. 
That was a real sleep. 

Very, is used here as an adverb. 

Very, means in a high degree, exceedingly. 

PRACTICE 

Your new hat is very pretty. 

He was very sick. 

The climate is very healthful. 

She was very kind. 

We had a very pleasant time. 

86 
EXPECT AND SUPPOSE 
Expect, means to look forward to. 

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Grammatical Expression 

PRACTICE 

I expect to go to Chicago. 
You may expect me to-morrow. 
I expect to win the prize. 
Where do you expect to spend your vaca- 
tion? 
Mother expects to leave New York. 

Suppose, means to presume, accept as probable. 

PRACTICE 

I suppose you had a good time. 

We supposed that Henry was in town. 

What do you suppose that I did? 

I suppose that the — 

Who do you suppose is here? 

87 
BESIDE AND BESIDES 
Beside, means by the side of. 

PRACTICE 

Let me sit beside you. 
The house beside the road. 
Place it beside me. 
Walk beside me. 
He stood beside the house. 

Besides, means additional. 

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PRACTICE 

Besides, I am going to — 

He brought almonds besides other nuts. 

What will you need besides your hat? 

I can think of nothing besides what I have 

mentioned. 
What else besides this shall I do? 
And besides this he — 

88 

LESS AND FEWER 

Less, of smaller amount. 

PRACTICE 

He has less influence than his brother. 
The amount was less than formerly. 
I have less than thirty cents. 
He has less strength each day. 
It was less than an hour ago. 

Fewer, not so many in number. 

PRACTICE 

I have received fewer letters during July. 
They are running fewer trains than formerly. 
I have fewer oranges than I supposed. 
We have fewer days of sunshine in winter. 
John said that fewer children are attending 
school. 

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89 
AFFECT AND EFFECT 

Affect, to influence. 

PRACTICE 

It was a most affecting scene 
It will not affect the result. 
Did the loss affect your trade. 
The climate affected his throat. 
The affect of his presence was to — 

Effect, to bring to pass; also, the result. 

PRACTICE 

It seemed to have the effect of — 
The law will take effect on January first. 
By no means did it effect the desired ends. 
Will you be able to effect your plans? 
He undertook to effect a compromise. 

90 

EITHER AND BOTH 

Either, means one of two. 

PRACTICE 

Either of you may go. 
Take either one. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

Either you or John must go. 

I will walk in either path you wish. 

I will sell either of you my horse. 

Both, means the one and the other. 

PRACTICE 

Both of you must stay. 
Both you and John must go. 
On both sides of the street. 
We are both coming to see you. 
Take both of them. 

91 

WHY THE SUN "SETS" AND THE "HEN" 
SITS 

Set (transitive verb) means to place something. 
Set (intransitive verb) means to decline, to go 
down, to pass below the horizon. 

PRACTICE 

I will set the basket on the table. 
I will set the child in the chair. 
They are setting out the trees. 
The sun was setting when we returned. 
The sun sets. 

Sit, means to seat one's self. 
Sit (with reference to a fowl) means to brood, 
to cover and warm the eggs. 

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Grammatical Expression 

PRACTICE 

Let us sit down. 
Where do you sit in church? 
Please sit in this chair. 
The hen sits. 

92 

WAS AND WERE 

There is no expression in English which begins 
" You was." It is always " You were." 
You were. 

You were in town when I called. 
I heard that you were in Chicago at the time. 

93 

FOOT AND FEET 

When the noun is used as an adjective it re- 
quires the singular form, foot. 

PRACTICE 

A two-foot rule. 

A fifty-foot telegraph pole. 

A six-foot snowdrift. 

W 7 hen the noun is used as an adverb it requires 
the plural form, feet. 

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PRACTICE 

A rule two feet long. 

A telegraph pole fifty feet long. 

A snowdrift six feet high. 

94 

SHALL WITH QUESTIONS 

In questions, the proper auxiliary is shall used 
with I or we. 

PRACTICE 

Shall I go to-morrow? 

Shall I come to your house? 

Shall I take my satchel? 

Shall we meet at Wanamaker's? 

Shall we go to the Opera? 

Shall we have some soda? 
In the second and third person use shall when 
shall is expected as an answer, likewise will when 
will is expected. 

95 

ELIMINATING " THESE KIND » 

This and that are singular. 
Hence say: 

this kind 

that kind 

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Grammatical Expression 

this sort 
that sort 

PRACTICE 

It was this sort of motion. 
It was that kind of house. 
It was this kind of apple. 
It was that kind of ribbon. 
It was that sort of nail. 

96 

ELIMINATING " TO BE SHE " 

The predicate noun or pronoun after to be 
should be in the same case as the subject of to be. 
They believe me to be him. 
Me is in the objective case, also him. 

PRACTICE 

Do you suppose it to be her. 
I thought it to be them. 
I knew it to be him. 
They supposed it to be us. 
I took you to be him. 

97 
NOTE THE ACCENT 

(noun) (verb) 

es'cort es cort' 

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Minute-a-Day English 



(noun) 


(verb) 


per'mit 


per mit' 


prel'ude 


pre lude' 


plac'ard 


pla card' 


in'sult 


in suit' 


des'ert 


de sert' 


produce 


pro duce' 


re'tail 


re tail' 


sub'ject 


sub ject' 


con'vert 


con vert' 


ex'tract 


ex tract' 


fer'ment 


fer ment' 


con'trast 


con trast' 


proj'ect 


pro ject' 



Pronounce and give the accent correctly in the 
above words for the sake of establishing clearly, 
once for all, the fact that the Noun is always 
accented upon the first syllable, and the Verb 
upon the second syllable. 

98 

AS— AS 
SO— AS 

PRACTICE 

It is as cold as ice. 
It is as weak as water. 
As many as received him to them gave he 
power. 

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Grammatical Expression 

It is as dark as pitch. 
He is as bright as a new dollar. 
Note that not determines the so. 
It is not so fine as it seems. 
He is not so rich as he pretends. 
He is not so ill as his brother. 
Not so far as I understand. 



99 
PLURAL FORM ONLY 

Nouns which are generally in the plural form 



only. 



alms 


pincers 


aborigines 


remains 


antipodes 


riches 


ashes 


scales 


bellows 


scissors 


dregs 


shears 


eaves 


spectacles 


fireworks 


suds 


hysterics 


tidings 


measles 


tongs 


mumps 


trousers 


nuptials 


vespers 


nippers 


victuals 


oats 


vitals 


pantaloons 





One would hardly say, "He has the mump." 

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100 

OLDER AND ELDER 

Do not say, "My older son." 
Use "elder" when comparing the age of two 
relatives. 

PRACTICE 

This is my elder son. 

Of my two boys, John is the elder. 

This is my elder son's automobile. 

Do not say, "My oldest son." 
Use "eldest" when comparing the age of three 
or more relatives. 

PRACTICE 

This is my eldest son. 

Of my three boys, John is the eldest. 

This is my eldest son's automobile. 

101 
GENDER 

Ethel (studying grammar): "Say Reggie, 
if a man druggist is called a pharmacist, what 
would you call a woman druggist?" 

Reggie: "A pharmacister, of course." — 
Selected. 

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Grammatical Expression 



Masculine 


Feminine 


abbot 


abbess 


administrator 


administratrix 


ambassador 


ambassadress 


buck 


doe 


caterer 


cateress 


colt 


filly 


cock 


hen 


cock-sparrow 


hen-sparrow 


conductor 


conductress 


drake 


duck 


don 


donna 


duke 


duchess 


elector 


electress 


earl 


countess 


executor 


executrix 


fox 


vixen 


gander 


goose 


hart 


roe 


he-bear 


she-bear 


billy goat 


nanny goat 


horse 


mare 


Jew 


Jewess 


lion 


lioness 


lord 


lady 


marquis 


marchioness 


mayor 


mayoress 


monk 


nun 



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murderer 


murderess 


ram 


ewe 


sire 


dam 


stag- 


hind 


sorcerer 


sorceress 


signor 


signora 


sultan 


sultana 


tiger 


tigress 


traitor 


traitress 


testator 


testatrix 


wizard 


witch 



102 



WORDS IN THE SINGULAR WHICH SEEM 
PLURAL 



Nouns modified by 
Nouns modified by- 



Nouns modified by 



Any one 

Anybody 

Each 

Every 

Everybody 

Many a one 

Neither 

Not one (none) 

One 

Somebody 

Something 

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Grammatical Expression 

Nobody- 
Man after man 

These words are all singular and hence require 
singular pronouns and singular verbs. 

PRACTICE 

Nearly every one we knew was going. 

Everybody in the world has his faults. 

Has everybody written his exercises? 

Let each take his turn. 

Has everybody finished his dinner? 

Every kind of bird has his own song. 

Every one must judge of his own feelings. 

Nobody in his senses will — . 

Everybody present had his hat on. 

If anyone is needy it behooves him to apply. 

103 

ANYBODY ELSE'S IS CORRECT 

PRACTICE 

Have you seen anybody else's hat in the 

room? 
Yes, I have found some one else's hat. 
It was somebody else's fault. 
The automobile is no one else's than John's. 
John said that it was somebody else's coat. 
Everybody else's signature is desired. 
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104 

WRITE IT COOPERATE AND NOT 
CO-OPERATE 

There is a tendency in English to eliminate the 
hyphen entirely in compound words. 

There are no words in the Dictionary which 
require co to be compounded with a hyphen. 

105 

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE 

Note that copulative verbs take a predicate 
adjective. 

PRACTICE 

It smells bad. 
It sounds bad. 
You look bad. 
It tastes sweet. 
You appear healthy. 
It feels smooth. 
He seems cheerful. 
I feel glad. 
She looked beautiful. 
The stars look bright. 
The piano sounds different since — 
He remained silent. 
The day grew dark* 
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Grammatical Expression 

106 
LEARN AND TEACH 

Learn, means to acquire knowledge. 

PRACTICE 

I expect to learn how to skate. 
We learned how to swim last summer. 
He learns rapidly. 
Have you learned your lesson? 
James and I learned how to drive an 
automobile. 

Teach, means to impart knowledge. 

PRACTICE 

Let me teach you how to write. 
Mother, teach me how to sew. 
I will teach you French. 
Teach me thy ways. 
Mother taught me to make bread. 
Father taught Fido a trick. 

107 
GOOD AND WELL 

Good, an adjective stating quality. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

PRACTICE 

I think your pictures are very good. 

He is a very good man. 

Does your candy taste good? 

This cake looks good. 

This apple is uncommonly good. 

Well, an adverb stating either manner or degree. 

PRACTICE 

My location pleases me well. 
I cannot write very well. 
John is well in advance of us. 
He plays well. 
Did you sleep well last night? 

108 

WERE 

"If I were" meaning contrary to fact or 
reality. 

PRACTICE 

I would go if I were you. 

If I were you, I would. 

I should be happy if I were at home. 

I should be ashamed if I were he. 

If I were sure of it, I — 

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Grammatical Expression 

What would you do if you were in my place? 

If I were in your place, I should — 

If he were at home, I should — 

I would be a minister if I were you. 

He acts as if he were foolish. 

You speak as if I were familiar with it. 

He looks as if he were rich. 

He walks as if he were a king. 

109 
PLURALS FORMED BY ADDING S 



canto 



cantos 



piano 


pianos 


solo 


solos 


proviso 


provisos 


lasso 


lassos 


junto 


juntos 


octavo 


octavos 


banjo 


banjos 


contralto 


contraltos 


dynamo 


dynamos 


halo 


halos 


quarto 


quartos 


stiletto 


stilettos 


chromo 


chromos 


oratorio 


oratorios 



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110 
" I ARE » 

There is a humorous story about Charles 
Dickens and Lindley Murray, the grammarian : 
"Some spiritualists were once very anxious to 
persuade Charles Dickens to become a spirit- 
ualist, and he was once persuaded to attend a 
seance, so that he might become converted to 
spiritualism. They asked him whose spirit he 
would like to appear, and he said, * Lindley 
Murray.' Soon they told him, 'Lindley Mur- 
ray is in the room,' and he said, 'Are you 
Lindley Murray?' And the 'spirit' answered 
'I are!' All hope of making Charles Dickens a 
spiritualist was gone from that moment." 

in 

PLURALS FORMED BY ADDING ES 



buffalo 


buffaloes 


echo 


echoes 


motto 


mottoes 


bravo 


bravoes 


hero 


heroes 


cargo 


cargoes 


mosquito 


mosquitoes 


negro 


negroes 


potato 


potatoes 


tomato 


tomatoes 


volcano 


volcanoes 



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Grammatical Expression 



112 
FORMING PLURALS 



Singular 

cupful 

spoonful 

man-servant 

woman-servant 

Knight Templar 

ox-cart 

court-martial 

sister-in-law 

forget-me-not 

man-of-war 

Postmaster-General 

runaway 

Englishman 

German 



Plurals 

cupfuls 

spoonfuls 

men-servants 

women-servants 

Knights Templars 

ox-carts 

courts-martial 

sisters-in-law 

forget-me-nots 

men-of-war 

Postmasters-General 

runaways 

Englishmen 

Germans 



113 

CAN AND COULD 

Can and could express ability, power. 

PRACTICE 

George can ride a bicycle. 
William can swim. 

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Minute-a-Day E,nglisH 

Could we climb that mountain? 

Could you go with me? 

I could work for you to-morrow. 

Both can and could are potential verbs; both 
are correctly used to express ability to act or do. 

114 

Brother "Thinks I" is a full-blooded relative 
of Sister "Sez I, I sez." 

PRACTICE 

I thought that — 

I thought that they might attend. 

I thought that it would be satisfying. 

I thought to myself, I will see him. 

EPH 

E stands for Eph, the backward lad. 
And thus Eph talks, poor Kid, 
"It was a big crowd, it was, 
We had a fine time, we did." 

115 
"SAFE" OR "SAFELY" 

It is correct to say either 

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Grammatical Expression 

William arrived safe or 

William arrived safely 

because the meaning in each case is the same. 

116 
BETTER AND BEST 

When choosing between two objects, use the 
comparative better. 

PRACTICE 

Of the two children, I like the younger 

better. 
Of the two houses, I like the larger better. 
Of the two apples, I like the sour one better. 

When choosing between more than two ob- 
jects use the superlative best or most. 

PRACTICE 

It is the best of all. 

It is the most perfect of all. 

It is the most interesting of all the books. 

117 

POSSESSIVE CASE 

Neuter nouns are not usually put in the 
possessive case. 

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PRACTICE 

The branch of the tree. 
The knob of the door. 
The wall of the house. 
The pocket of the coat. 

's added to nouns of masculine and feminine 
gender indicates ownership. 

PRACTICE 

The boy's sled. 
The girl's skates. 
William's book. 
Exceptions: A day's walk, a night's sleep. 

118 

ITS BEING HE 

I had no thought of its being he. 
He had no thought of its being she. 
I had no thought of its being they. 
They had no thought of its being I. 

Being, when thus used requires the nomina- 
tive case (he, she, I, they) . 

• 119 
LEND AND LOAN 

Lend, is a verb. 

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Grammatical Expression 

PRACTICE 

Lend me your pen, please. 
Have George lend a hand. 
I will lend you my automobile. 
We must lend him some money. 
He lent his watch to me. 

Loan is a noun. 

PRACTICE 

The loan is due. 

He made me a loan of ten dollars. 
The loan is negotiated. 
The bank will make the loan. 
I would like a loan from you. 
Loan is, in financial language, occasionally 
used as a verb. 

120 

PRACTICE 

WHOM 

From whom is the present? 

For whom do you take me? 

The man, whom I saw, was — 

Stevenson is an author whom I enjoy 

exceedingly. 
By whom was the story written? 
Whom did you see? 

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For whom are you working? 
To whom are you writing? 
To whom were you talking? 
I don't know for whom to ask. 
To whom did you give the parcel? 

121 

WERE 

"You" requires were, when the meaning is 
singular. 

John, you were late. 
George, you were late. 
William, you were not at home. 
Charles, you were absent yesterday. 
Harry, were you at home yesterday? 

When one of two or more nouns joined by 
"or" and used as subject of a verb is plural, the 
verb must be plural : 

One or two were there. 

An example or two are needed to illustrate 

the rule. 
One or more were absent. 

122 

"WISH" REQUIRES WERE 

I wish he were here. 

I wish I were in California. 

I wish I were an American. 

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Grammatical Expression 

I wish I were in Dixie. 

I wish he were alone. 

I wish I were worth a million dollars. 

123 

ELIMINATE "KIND OF" AND "SORT 
OF" 

Use very and rather. 

PRACTICE 

I feel very sorry. 

The milk is rather sour. 

My coffee is very sweet. 

It is rather cold this morning. 

He is rather tiresome. 

I felt very certain that — 

I think they are very fine people. 

The wind is rather strong. 

He seems rather clumsy at his work. 

124 
HOW TO USE SHALL AND WILL 

Simple Future 



I Shall 



I shall go to New York to-morrow. 
I shall meet you Wednesday after- 
noon. 

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You wm 

You will have a pleasant time. 
I hope you will come. 
He WiU 

He will assist you when you arrive. 
James will inform you of it. 

Future, Meaning Determination 

I Will 

"I will never leave you nor forsake you." 

I will not go with him. 
You Shall 

You shall go with him. 

You shall not be so selfish. 
He Shall 

He shall be punished. 

They shall obey our laws. 

Note that the wills and shalls change places 
when you introduce determination. 

125 

FORMING PLURALS 

Note that with a vowel before y, the y is fol- 
lowed by s. 

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Grammatical Expression 

Singular Plural 

vail (e) y valley (s) 

chimn (e) y chimney (s) 

turk (e) y turkey (s) 

Note that with a consonant before y the y is 
changed into ies. 

la ( d) y lad ies 

ci ( t) y cit ies 

ar (m) y arm ies 

fai ( r) y fair ies 

Note that some nouns ending in f, have, the 
plural ending ves. 



bee (f) 




bee ves 


el (f) 




el ves 


hal (f) 




hal ves 


cal (f) 




cal ves 


shea (f ) 


126 


shea ves 


ELIMINATE 


" A LOT 


" OR "LOTS" 



Lot, means a part, a distinct part. 
He has plenty of money. 
We had plenty of fun. 
We had plenty of time. 
I know plenty of people who — 
There were plenty of seats. 

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127 

WHO, WHICH, THAT 

Who, is used for persons. 

He is the man who came on the train. 

There are many persons who cannot swim. 

It was he who said it. 
Which, is used for animals, plants, and inanimate 
things. 

The cat which my aunt liked is dead. 

A window which faces the road. 
That, is used for persons, animals, plants, and 
inanimate things. 

He is the same that he has always been. 

The dog that we owned is dead. 

This is the book that I spoke of. 

128 
LET AND LEAVE 

Let, to permit. 

Please let me take your basket. 

I will let Charles go with you. 

He let the cat out of the bag. 

Let the dog in the room. 
Leave, to let remain. 

I will leave the matter as it is. 

Leave them to themselves. 

I shall leave the package at your house. 

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129 
MANY AND MUCH 

Many, refers to number. 

We saw as many as twenty trains. 
How many automobiles has he? 
Are there many pages in the book? 

Much, refers to quantity. 

He has had much trouble. 
How much more do you want? 
Do you want much sugar? 

130 

LET REQUIRES THE OBJECTIVE CASE 

Mother, please let you and me go riding. 
Mother, please let Henry and me go sliding. 
Mother, please let us have some cookies. 

131 

AIN'T 

The prim young woman from New England 
who was devoting herself to the education of 
the negro in a Southern school told one of her 
small scholars to bring a bucket of water from 
the spring. 

"I ain't gwine fotch no water, " he whined 
rebelliously. 

"Oh, Eph!" she protested, "you mustn't 

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Minute-a-Day English 

say that. Don't you remember how I have 
taught you: First person, singular, I am not 
going; second person, you are not going; third 
person, he is not going. Plural : First person, 
we are not going; second person, you are not 
going; third person, they are not going. Now, 
Eph, do you understand it perfectly ?" 

"Yas'm, I und'stand — ain't nobody 
gwine. " — Collier's, 

WHEN ONE WORD ANTICIPATES 
ANOTHER 

She is both talented and beautiful. 
If you will not go then I will not go. 
He was not only a great artist but also a great 
sculptor. 
James is as tall as you. 
James is not so tall as William. 
Either come into the house or close the door. 
Neither cold nor snow hindered him. 
I have purchased such things as he desired. 
Though he could not swim yet he kept afloat. 
I know not whether to go or to remain. 

133 

THE GRAMMAR FAMILY 

A Noun names something. 

A Pronoun stands in the place of a noun. 

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Grammatical Expression 

A Verb expresses action. 

An Adverb tells how, when, where, or in what 

degree. 
A Conjunction connects. 
An Adjective describes. 
A Preposition indicates relation. 

He was already at the beautiful gate. 

He, a pronoun; 
Was, a verb; 
Already, an adverb; 
At, a preposition; 
The, an article; 
Beautiful, an adjective; 
Gate, a noun. 

134 

WHO 

PRACTICE 

Who is he? 

Who was she? 

Who would be willing? 

Who gave it to you? 

Who could be so cruel? 

Who do you think will be elected? 

Who do you think he is? 

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135 

ITS AND IT IS (IT'S) 

Its is the possessive case of the pronoun "it." 

PRACTICE 

Its history is glorious. 

Its head is hurt. 

Its length is ten inches. 

The child followed its mother. 

Its mountains are grand. 

She sewed on its blanket. 

It's is a contraction of "it is." 

PRACTICE 

It's a long time yet. 
It's a pity that — 
It's my choice now. 
It's now time to go. 
It's true that I saw him. 
It's impossible for me to — 

136 

INFINITIVE PRESENT 

When an infinitive refers to a time coincident 
with, or later than that of the verb in the pre- 
dicate, the present tense should be used. 

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Grammatical Expression 

PRACTICE 

He wished me to go with him. 

I expected to find him. 

He meant to write. 

I intended to write. 

They decided to do the opposite. 

137 

YOU AND ME 

PRACTICE 

It is a present for you and me. 

It makes no difference to you and me. 

Every one is going except you and me. 

Uncle asked you and me to go with him. 

Wait for Charles and me. 

Will you go with Edgar and me? 

138 
YOU AND I 

PRACTICE 

You and I were both invited. 
You and I have seen happy days. 
Shall you and I go to town? 
When you and I are older we will — 
Suppose you and I take a walk. 
Who will go? Charles and I. 

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139 
FORMING PLURALS 



Singular 


Plural 


Mr. Wilson 


The two Mr. Wilsons 




Messrs. Wilson 


Miss Walton 


The two Miss Waltons 




Misses Walton 


sheep 


sheep 


+ 


+'s 


Major Rutledge 


The Majors Rutledge 


8 


8's 


M 


M's 


five-per-cent 


five-per-cents 


why 


why's 



140 



WHEN " GOT " IS CORRECT 

"Got" is correct when it is used as a part of 
the verb "get," meaning to obtain something. 

Its use is in the past tense (got) and the past 
participle (gotten). 

PRACTICE 

It was hard to get, but I got it. 

Father said that William got the position. 

I got the book I went to get. 

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Grammatical Expression 

He got along nicely. 

He had gotten his maps together when — 

Note that "got" is omitted when the present 
tense of have denotes possession or necessity. 

PRACTICE 

I have my satchel. 

I have some strawberries for you. 

Have you a knife? 

We have our tickets. 

The boy has blue eyes. 

She has a lovely disposition. 

I have to go. 

141 

WHY " HAD OUGHT » IS INCORRECT 

Ought is a defective verb; i.e., it does not 
possess all the tenses. Ought in modern English 
is present tense, not past. The past perfect (had) 
is missing. Hence to insert "had" is incorrect, 
because it is inserting a tense which does not 
exist for the word ought. 

PRACTICE 

Do you think I ought to aid him? 

I don't suppose I ought to have gone. 

Such deeds we ought to condemn. 

The Government ought to be more generous. 

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142 

HOW TO USE " LAY " AND " LIE " 

Note the foundation of lay and lie and where 
the trouble arises in their use. 





(To recline) 


(To place) 


Present 


lie 


lay 


Past 


lay 


laid 


Past Part. 


lain 


laid 



One is apt to confuse the present tense form 
of lay (to place) with the past tense form of lie 
(to recline). 

143 

LAY 

Lay means to place. An object is required. 
We must place something. 

PRACTICE 

Lay the candy on the shelf. 
Charles, lay the book on the shelf. 
Will you lay aside your work? 
I will lay it aside. 
He lays his plans well. 

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Grammatical Expression 

He laid the candy on the shelf. 
Charles laid the book on the shelf. 
He laid aside his work. 
The mason laid the bricks in mortar. 
The hen laid these eggs yesterday. 

He is laying the candy on the shelf. 
He has laid the candy on the shelf. 
He has laid his work aside. 

144 

LIE 

Examples of the use of "lie." Lie means to 
recline. No object is required; that is we do not 
lie anything. 

PRACTICE 

The candy lies on the shelf. 
It lies on the table. 
The cat lies on the chair. 
Grandma has gone to lie down. 
Let Henry lie in bed awhile. 

The bird lay dead. 

I lay on the sofa awhile. 

Henry lay in bed until ten o'clock. 

Mother lay down yesterday. 

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Mimite-a-Day English. 

The candy has lain on the shelf since — 
Mother has lain down awhile. 
Henry has lain down four times to-day. 
The rug has lain smooth for some time. 

145 

PRACTICE 

WE 

He knew it was we. 

It was we whom you saw. 

We boys are going to school. 

Our parents are wiser than we. 

The Williamses, as well as we, are invited to — 

They think it is we who are calling. 

It is we that are going. 

Should you like to be we? 

They are no worse off than we. 

Our friends and we are going to — 

We Americans. 

146 
CARE NEEDED 

Care needed when a singular subject is fol- 
lowed by a phrase containing a plural noun. 

A carload of horses was shipped. 
The number of depositors has greatly in- 
creased. 

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Grammatical Expression 

A bill of goods was found. 
None of the men understands you. 
A party of friends is coming. 
The class of girls was disappointed. 
The fleet of vessels is a pretty sight. 
The formation of paragraphs is important. 
Every one of us has had this feeling. 
Collective nouns sometimes take a singular 
and sometimes a plural verb. It depends upon 
whether the idea conveyed is of a unit or of 
plurality : 
A number of men and women were present. 
The greater part of the grammarians were in 
accord on this point. 

None (not one), to be strictly grammatical, 
takes a singular verb. 

147 

OBJECTIVE CASE 

The object of a preposition is in the Objective 
case. 

PRACTICE 

Between you and me. 
For you and me. 
Unto you and me. 

Between him and me. 
For him and me. 
Unto him and me. 

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Among them. 
With him. 
From him. 

148 
SOME FACTS ABOUT IS, ARE, WAS, WERE 

Propositions that are true or false for all time, 
or irrespective of time, should be expressed in 
the present tense. 

PRACTICE 

I couldn't remember what my own name is. 
He explained that the account is made up of 

such and such items. 
I couldn't remember what is the name of 

the Company. 
The children were taught that the earth is 

round. 
Didn't you know that the Woolworth 

Building is the highest habitable building 

in the world? 
What is the name of the place where Major 

Andre was captured? 
What is the name of the author of Romola? 
Didn't you think I knew how separate is 

spelled. 
I always knew that Hindenburg and Luden- 

dorf are Germans. 
I knew that two and two are four. 



Grammatical Expression 

149 

ADVERB PRACTICE 

Note that an adverb tells how, when, where, 
how much, or in what degree. 

She sings sweetly. 

She differed in almost every respect from — 

She did remarkably well. 

He is somewhat better 

She speaks slowly. 



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m 
Studies in Pronunciation 

(a) Accent Practice 

(b) Articulation Practice 

(c) Enunciation Practice 

(d) Word Practice 



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150 
KEEP OUT OF THE ALLEYS 

Sound a, as in am; 
I, as in ice, 

Apply the sound to 

a llz' 
Allies 

It is well to be on the side of the Allies even in 
pronunciation. 

151 
EXPERT 

The accent is on the first syllable, if the word 
is used as a noun; on the second syllable, if it is 
used as an adjective. 

An ex'pert has been defined as an ordinary 

man a long ways from home. 
He was not ex-pert' in his profession. 

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152 
NOT YOUR BOY 

Note the accent on the first syllable. 

Sound 1, as in ill; 

u, as in up, and apply 
the sounds to 
mis' chief (chif) 
mis' chievous (chi-vus) 
mis' chievously 
mis' chievousness 

(The accent remains on the first syllable.) 
Repeat (1) to (4) consecutively five times. 

(1) The mischievous boy stole the handkerchief. 

(2) You are a little mischief-maker. 

(3) He looked so mischievously at me. 

(4) The children are full of mischievousness. 

153 

ALTERNATIVE 
INSTRUCTIONS 

Note that the initial a is sounded as a in am. 
Accent the ter'. 

(Repeat the following sentences ten times.) 

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Pronunciation — Accent 

There is no other al ter' na tive than to appoint 

him the al ter' nate. 
Almira was appointed al ter' nate. 

154 

A PICAYUNE PERFORMANCE 

pic a yune' 

I do not care a picayune. 

(Are you sure you have the accent on the last 
syllable?) 

155 

FINE FOLKS 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Repeat (1) to (6) consecutively several times. 
Keep the accent on the first syllable. 



(1) 


hos' 


(2) 


hos' pi 


(3) 


hos' pi ta 


(4) 


hos' pi ta ble 


(5) 


A very hos' pi ta ble people. 



(6) They are a very hos' pi ta ble family. 

(You will have occasion to say (5) and (6) 
quite frequently. Say them correctly.) 

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156 

A WISE MOTHER 

Sound o, as in odd; 
e, as in met. 
Apply the sounds to 

bloc'hed 

blockhead (bloklied') 
forehead (for'ed) 

(Repeat) 
The blockhead had a peculiar forehead. 

" Why do you tell that blockhead the same 
thing twenty times?" asked the father of 
John Wesley. "Because,' 5 replied the wise 
mother, "if I told him but nineteen times all 
my labor would be in vain, while now he will 
understand and remember." 

157 

TAKE YOUR CUE FROM 

Her cu' 
Her cu' le 
Her cu' le an 
She was saved by Her cu' le an efforts. 

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Pronunciation — Accent 
158 
AS A COLLEGE YELL 



Give 


(1) 


to 


(6) rapidly, 


as a 


College Yell 


is 


liven. 






1) 


ly ce' 














(2) 


ly ce' 














(4) 


ly ce' 


um 












(5) 


ly ce' 


um 












(6) 


ly ce' 


um 







159 

INDISSOLUBLE 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Keep in mind continually that the general plan 
of this book is to present the first or preferred 
form only; the first or preferred accent, pro- 
nunciation, and spelling. 

In the following word we are to place the 
accent on the second syllable. 

Begin with (1), then the next line, and the 
next to the end. Repeat this five times. 

(1) in dis 

(2) in dis' so 

(3) in dis' so lu 

(4) in dis' so lu ble 

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(5) In the in dis' so lu ble vows of honor. 

(6) In the in dis' so lu ble bonds which real 

love begets. 

Suggestion 

For supper-table practice let each member of 
the family repeat (6). 

160 
ACCENT ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE 

6 sounded as in odd. 



con' 




con' 


ver 


con' 


ver sant 


I am not con' 


ver sant with the situation. 


I am not con' 


ver sant with the theory. 




161 




A FIGHTER 




INSTRUCTIONS 


Repeat (1) 


to (6) consecutively, ten times 


(i) 


com' 


(2) 


com' bat 

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Pronunciation — Accent 

(3) com' bat ant 

(4) com' bat ive 

(5) In a com' bat ive mood. 

(6) He was in a com' bat ive frame of mind. 

162 

WRATHY? 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Begin with (1) then consecutively the list, 
e, as in eve. 

(1) ve' 

(2) ve' he 

(3) ve' he ment 

(4) With most ve' he ment language. 

(5) Very ve' he ment speech. 

(Repeat the above ten times.) 

163 

PARTY GAME PRONUNCIATION 

Repeat (1) to (7) consecutively, and as rapidly 
as possible. 



(1) 


in dis' 


(2) 


in dis' pu 


(3) 


in dis' pu ta 




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(4) in dis' pu ta ble 

(5) in dis' pu ta ble right. 

(6) With an in dis' pu ta ble right to justice. 

(Try this as a Party Game.) 

164 

ACCENT 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively ten times. 
This is fine also for lip practice. 

(1) in ex' 

(Y) in ex' pli 

(3) in ex' pli ca 

(4) in ex' pli ca ble 

(5) In the most in ex' pli ca ble manner. 

(Try (5) at the supper-table.) 

165 

ACCENT 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Keep the accent carefully placed. 

Begin with (1), then consecutively to (9). 

Repeat (9) ten times. 

fiool 



Pronunciation — Accent 



(1) 


rev' 


(2) 


rev' o 


(3) 


rev' o ca 


(4) 


rev' o ca ble 


(5) 


ir rev' ' 


(6) 


ir rev' o 


(7) 


ir rev' o ca 


(8) 


ir rev' o ca ble 


(9) 


The ir rev' o ca ble laws of Justice 



(Use for Party Game pronunciation.) 



166 



WORKERS NOT SHIRKERS 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Keep your attention fixed upon the first 
syllable. Note the cumulative force of the im- 
pression of the correct accent, as you pronounce 
the illustrations (1) to (6) consecutively. 



(1) in' 

(2) in 7 dus 

(3) in' dus try 

(4) Practice in' dus try. 

(5) The in' dus tries of the world. 

(6) Accent in' dus try on the first syllable. 

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167 
A CASE FOR SPECIAL HEED 

Repeat (1) to (5) ten times. 

(1) Will you please in quire' whether — 

(2) I have come to in quire' if you — 
(S) What was your in quir' y? 

(4) Kindly repeat your in quir' y? 

(5) He is making an in quir' y. 

Note that in every case the accent is on the 
quire. 

168 
YOUR BISHOP 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Note the I, as in ice; 
o, as in odd; 
e, as in event; 
a, as in am. 
c, like s. 
Apply these sounds to the syllables as indicated. 
Repeat from (1) to (5) ten times rapidly. 



102 



(1) 


di 6c' 


(2) 


di oc e 


(3) 


di oc e san 



Pronunciation — Accent 

(4) di oc' e san 

(5) A di oc' e san Bishop. 

(Relate some stories about the clergy.) 

169 

ACCENT THE "EGGS" 

Sound e, as in met; 
x, as gz; 
a, as in senate; 
i, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

eg' zem pla ri 
ex' em pla ry 
A very ex' emplary young man. 
In a very ex' emplary manner. 

An ex' emplary spirit was shown. 

170 

PORTRAIT 

Lesson : To keep the accent on the first sylla- 
ble. 

Sound 6, as in old; 

a, as in senate. 

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Apply the sounds to 

por'trat 
portrait 

Merchant (to portrait painter): "How much 
will you charge to paint my portrait if I fur- 
nish the paint?" — Fliegende Blatter. 

171 

GIVE HEED 

Lesson: To keep the accent on the first 
syllable. 

PRACTICE 

If you were afflicted with chilblains you would 
heed. 

I am almost ill with chil'blains. 
Do your children have chilblains? 

Can chilblains be cured? 

172 

A DIFFICULT ACCENT 

Lesson: To keep the accent on the first 
syllable. 

Pronounce a, as in am. 

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Pronunciation — Accent 

Apply the sound to 

(1) lam' 

(2) lam' en 

(3) lam' en ta 

(4) lam' en ta ble 

(5) It is a lam' en ta ble fact that — 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively. 

173 

ACCENT 

Mr. Har'ris was har'assed by the activity of 
the burglars. 

174 

NOT THE AIR 

Lesson: To keep the accent on the first 
syllable, and to say er in the second syllable. 
Sound a, as in ale, 

and apply the sound to 

a' 

a'er 
a' er o 
a' er o naut 
aeronaut 

Aeronaut say naught. 
You ought to be an aeronaut. 

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175 

A YELL 

Sound a, as in ale, and give the following as a 
College Yell. 



ra' 




ra' 




ra' 


mus 


ig no ra' 


mus 


ra' 




ra' 




ra' 


mus 


ig no ra' 


mus 



176 

NOT SO CLEAR 

Clair means clear. 
Voyant means seeing. 

Our lesson is to keep the accent on the second 
syllable. 

clair voy' 
clair voy' ant 

Henry Ward Beecher, while traveling in 
England, was asked by his host on one occa- 
sion if he would like to talk with his father, 
who had been dead ten years. Mr. Beecher 

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Pronunciation — Accent 

replied that it would be a great pleasure. So 
the clairvoyant went into a trance, and Ly- 
man Beecher made his speech. After the per- 
formance was over his host desired to know 
what he thought of it. Mr. Beecher replied: 
"Well, all I have to say is that if I deteriorate 
as fast as my father has, by the time I am 
dead ten years I shall be a natural born fool." 

177 
ACCENT 

a dult' 

Make a mental picture of this word. 
Fix the accent with your eyes, speak the word, 
and thereby fix it more deeply with your ears. 
Repeat the phrase 

" An adult class " 

ten times, giving the proper accent. 

178 

ACCENT 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively and rapidly. 

(1) or' 

(2> or' ches 

(8) or 7 ches tra 

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(4) A splendid or' ches tra 

(5) We had seats in the or' ches tra circle neiur 

the orchestra. 

179 
WHEN YOU ARE ILL 

ACCENT 

He is an allopath' ic physician. 
He practices allop' athy. 

He is a homeopath' ic physician. 
He practices homeop' athy. 

Suggestion 

Relate some stories about the doctors. 

180 

DISTINCT ARTICULATION AND ENUNCIA- 
TION 

PRACTICED EVERY DAY WILL MAKE THE MOUTH 

AND LIPS MOBILE, EXPRESSIVE, AND FULL 

OF CHARACTER 

DIFFICULT PHRASES 

Welcoming him 

Where moth and dust doth corrupt 

Under the necessity of 

Don't you 

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Pronunciation — Articulation 

Let me 

I don't know 

Won't you 

Can you 

Will you 

Did you 

Could you 

I can get it 

It is not particularly helpful to — 

It is difficult to prove purity to an impure person 

It is not necessarily so 



181 

ALL YOUR ARTICULATING POWERS 
NEEDED 



breadths 


breadths 


thousandths 


thousandths 


twelfth 


twelfth 


lengths 


lengths 


eighths 


eighths 


elevenths 


elevenths 


widths 


widths 


depths 


depths 


tracts 


tracts 


tracks 


tracks 


breaths 


breaths 



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182 
THEOPHILUS THISTLE 

" Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle- 
sifter, in sifting a sieveful of unsifted thistles, 
thrust three thousand thistles through the 
thick of his thumb. See that thou, in sifting 
a sieveful of unsifted thistles thrust not three 
thousand thistles through the thick of the 
thumb. " — Selected. 

183 

A PAGE OF SILENT B'S 
PRACTICE 
doubt limb 

debt redoubt 

climb benumb 

comb bombshell 

plumb tombstone 

dumb dumbness 

tomb plumber 

lamb numbness 

thumb 
How many b's have you added? Try the Hst 
again. 

184 
LIP PRACTICE 
(Repeat several times.) 

trans gress' eth 
Whosoever trans gress' eth the law 
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Pronunciation Articulation 

185 



Sound u, as in stupid, and apply 
the sound to 

(tuz'da) Tuesday 

The stupid student failed in Tuesday's ex- 
amination. 





PRACTICE 


Words with 


u, as in use, stupid, 


stupid 


suit 


tutor 


avenue 


during 


dutiful 


institute 


tune 


durable 


tube 


duke 





186 
THE DIFFICULT ER 

Hold the tone of er in wearer, and you will 
have the tone to be used for er in mercy. 

Use the same tone of er in wearer, for all the 
words given on the next page. 

In all the words in the second column the er 
is simply a longer holding of the tone er in wearer. 

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PRACTICE 



(er) wearer 
(er) conqueror 
(er) tenor 
(er) beggar 
(er) friar 
(er) dollar 
(er) grammar 
(er) mortar 
(er) Senator 
(er) labor 
(er) splendor 
(er) perambulator 
(er) burglar 
(er) liar 



(lir) mercy 
(iir) merchant 
(ur) verdure 
(iir) certain 
(iir) clergy 
(ur) sherbet 
(ur) service 
(ur) sermon 
(tir) perfect 
(ur) perch 
(ftr) terminus 
(ur) verdict 
(ur) percolate 
(ur) person 
(ur) Sir 
(ur) kernel 



187 



AR 



The ar in some words has almost the same pro- 
nunciation as er but not quite the same. 

Try the column below giving to the a the 
correct sound for a; that is, a as in past. 

Touch it lightly. 

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PRACTICE 



popular 


globular 


secular 


solar 


particular 


stellar 


pillar 


calendar 


consular 


nectar 


muscular 


tubular 


insular 


ocular 


jocular 


vulgar 


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SILENT W'S 


wholly 


hoi' li 


wry 


rl 


writ 


rit 


wrinkle 


rin' k'l 


wrought 


rot 


wrong 


rong 


write 


rit 


wrist 


rist 


wring 


ring 


wretch 


rech 


wrest 


rest 


wren 


ren 


wreck 


rek 


wreath 


reth 


wrath 


rath 


wrap 


r&p 



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toward 


to' erd 


sword 


sord 


answer 


an' ser 



Are you certain that you are not pronouncing 
the w's? 

Note the heading. 

189 
THE TH WHICH IS BREATH ONLY 

With the tongue against the upper teeth blow 
your breath. 

There is no sound needed for this TH except 
that of the breath through the teeth. 

PRACTICE 



cloth 


wreath 


moth 


oath 


bath 


breath 


path 


w T ithe 


loath 


lath 



Do not waste your breath, but use it in pro- 
nouncing these words with TH. 

190 

THE HUMMING TH 

With the tongue against the upper teeth 
blow the breath, and at the same time make 

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Pronunciation — Articulation 

a sound in the throat like the humming of a 
bee. 



PRACTICE 


with 


that 


booth 


soothe 


cloths 


smooth 


bequeath 


sheathe 


wreathe 


gather 


lathe 


mother 


hither 


blithe 


those 


then 


bathe 


this 



Once again pronounce the list 
This sound of TH is indicated in the dictionary 
by a line through the th thus th. 

Remember the bee and keep it humming. 

191 
FOR A FINE PRONOUNCER 

The following exercise is for the purpose of 
pointing out the heed which one must give to 
words of three syllables in order to be a fine 
pronouncer. 

An excellent rule for all pronunciation is to 
speak with your lips as though you were talking 
to a deaf (def) person. 

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PRACTICE 



1 vo 


ry 


mem o 


ry 


re al 


ly 


fae to 


ry 


his to 


ry 


e lev 


enth 


an oth 


er 


trav el 


er 


u su 


al 


vie to 


ry 


fin er 


y 


mis er 


y 


slav er 


y 


reg u 


lar 


op po 


nent 


in ter 


est 



192 

WORDS WITH THE SOUND OF A, AS IN 
ARM 



PRACTICE 


father 


spark 


farm 


calf 


salve 


gape 


jaunt 


harm 


snarl 


card 


saunter 


aunt 



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Pronunciation — Articulation 

193 

A AS IN ASK 

The pronunciation of a is not child's play. 

Try this a, as in ask. 

STELLA 

Stella passed unhappy hours in her class. Her 
teacher, head of the teaching staff, asked that 
she give more heed to the pronunciation of a, as 
in ask. But somehow Stella never could re- 
member to say ask, she always said ask. 

One day Stella saw an ant climbing up the 
windowsill near her school seat. It was not the 
time of recitation and Stella suddenly thought to 
write an essay. 

This is what she wrote: "While the teacher is 
chaffing and quaffing from a glass and the class 
is playing on the grass, I will try to grasp at last, 
the sound of a in fast. This ant is able to climb 
to advantage the plaster wall. Wouldn't it do 
better to take its chance on a path under the 
mass of grass? I will not grasp it with my 
fingers for ants make me gasp. I'm not a stanch 
lass but I'm holding fast to the last to the sound 
of a in ask to meet my teacher's request that I 
learn how to pronounce a as in ask, a as in um- 
brella, a as in Stel — 

"At last, my teacher has not asked in vain. Is 
it not like the a in my own name?" 

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194 
WHAT A PLURAL DOES TO TH 

For the first th, touch your tongue to your 
upper teeth, and blow your breath gently. 

For the second th, do the same thing and at 
the same time keep the sound going in your 
throat, as of a bee humming. 

PRACTICE 

Pronounce distinctly the first word in the first 
column, and follow this by the first word in the 
second column. So on through the list. 

bath baths 

path paths 

lath laths 

cloth cloths 

moth moths 

oath oaths 

wreath wreaths 

195 
LIP PRACTICE 

(Repeat rapidly.) 

ap pli ca bil i ty 

and 

ap pli ca ble 

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Pronunciation — Articulation 

196 
WHEN SION = ZHUN IN PRONUNCIATION 



vision, 


zhun 


decision, 


zhun 


provision, 


zhun 


collision, 


zhun 


occasion, 


zhun 


cohesion, 


zhun 


invasion, 


zhun 


delusion, 


zhun 


conclusion. 


, zhun 


derision, 


zhun 



197 



LIP PRACTICE 


why 


drum 


bidst 


dreamer 


bowed 


dream 


with 


width 


bread 


breadths 


breast 


abodes 


beneath 


wrinkles 


once 


where 


dwindl'st 


winged 


prob'st 


beef-broth 



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your 
burden 



white wine vinegar 
far to go 



Old Lady: "0 officer, I feel so funny." 
Officer: "Have you vertigo, ma'am?" 
Old Lady: "Yes, about a mile." 

198 
GETTING RID OF THE UTYS 

This test is to help you to pronounce clearly 



your ltys. 



PRACTICE 





etern 


ity 




sanct 


ity 




un 


ity 




veloc 


ity 




felic 


ity 




qual 


ity 




avid 


ity 




celer 


ity 


Stress lightly and eorre 


ctly the ity. 




19S 


> 




SILENT E 


In the following words < 


3 is silent in en. 




PRACTICE 


even 




garden 


seven 




oaken 



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soften 


fallen 


wooden 


flatten 


fallen 


open 


often 


oven 


leaven 


quicken 


eleven 


listen 


proven 


golden 


straiten 


hasten 


hearken 


sloven 


thicken 


chasten 


kitten 


stolen 


silken 


swollen 



Exceptions: aspen, chicken, hyphen, kitchen, 
sudden, linen woolen. 

This is rather difficult. Try it again. 

200 



THE SILENT T 


PRACTICE 


often 


hustle 


soften 


jostle 


fasten 


castle 


hasten 


Christmas 


chasten 


isthmus 


christen 


apostle 


listen 


epistle 



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bustle 


mortgage 


whistle 


chestnut 


thistle 


hostler 


wrestle 


bouquet 


trestle 


depot 




201 


A PAGE OF WH = HW 


: 


PRACTICE 


wharf 


whit 


what 


whiff 


whack 


whine 


when 


whim 


where 


whip 


wheel 


whisk 


whew 


whiz 


whist 


why 


wheeze 


which 


whelp 


whittle 


whence 


whistle 


wheat 


whiffle 


while 


whimper 


white 


whiskey 



202 

O AS IN ODD AND IN SOFT 

Practice words for the sound of 6, as in odd 

God flog 

golf was 

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mock 


offer 


forehead 


sorrel 


coral 


log 


office 


ostrich 


gong 




Practice words for the sound of o, as in soft 


lost 


often 


long 


frost 


cost 


coffee 


moss 


coffin 


oft 


dog 


across 


cloth 


gone 


scoff 



203 



SH! SH! 



This does not mean to be quiet but to be 
careful. Careful in the use of Sh. 
Practice words with the sh sound. 



gracious 


nauseate 


cautious 


gentian 


social 


militia 


charade 


suspicious 


champagne 


artificial 


chemise 


fiction 


machine 


ancient 



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chivalry 


anxious 


nuptial 


censure 


vacation 


Persia 


deficient 


Asia 


ferocious 


Asian 


magician 


equation 


division 


sociable 




oceanic 



204 



WHEN THE E IS SOUNDED IN EL 



PRACTICE 


chapel 


level 


towel 


kernel 


fuel 


parcel 


counsel 


channel 


pickerel 


flannel 


sorrel 


label 


citadel 


novel 


rebel 


model 


cruel 


satchel 


duel 


travel 


quarrel 


camel 


shrapnel 


tinsel 


vessel 


morsel 


hovel 


barrel 



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Pronunciation — Enunciation 

Exceptions: driv'l, shriv'I, sniv'l, eas'l, weas'l, 
grov'l, shov'l, haz'l, nav'l, shek'l, mussel, tassel. 

Note that most words ending in el sound the e. 

Read this page carefully again, and lightly 
sound the e in el. 

205 

LIP PRACTICE 

She sells sea shells by the sea shore. 

Shoes and socks shock Susan. 

Prickly prangly pears. 

A crate of crickled crabs. 

Crazy Craycrof caught. 

He quit quickly. 

Cocks crow and crows caw. 

Coop up the cook. 

The hosts stood still. 

(Say this five times.) 

206 

ENUNCIATION 

AE FOND KISS 

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; 

Ae farewell, and then forever! 

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, 

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. 

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Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, 
While the star of hope she leaves him? 
Me. nae cheerfu 5 twinkle lights me; 

Dark despair around benights me. 

I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, 
Naething could resist my Nancy; 
But to see her was to love her; 
Love but her, and love forever. 
Had we never loved sae kindly, 
Had we never loved sae blindly, 
Never met — or never parted — 
We had ne'er been broken-hearted. 

Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest! 
Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest! 
Thine be ilka joy and treasure, 
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure! 
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; 
Ae farewell, alas! forever! 
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, 
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee! 
— Robert Burns. 

207 

ENUNCIATION 

Articulate the following in a whisper, and as 
though you were delivering the words to one who 
is deaf. 

So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not 
To those fresh morning drops upon the rose, 

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As thine eye-beams, when their fresh rays 
have smote 
The dew of night that on my cheeks down 
flows: 
Nor shines the silver moon one half so bright 
Through the transparent bosom of the deep, 
As doth thy face through tears of mine give 
light: 
Thou shin est in every tear that I do weep: 
No drop but as a coach doth carry thee; 

So ridest thou triumphing in my woe. 
Do but behold the tears that swell in me, 
And they thy glory through my grief will 
show: 
But do not love thyself; then thou wilt keep 
My tears for glasses, and still make me weep. 
O queen of queens! how far thou dost excel, 
No thought can think, nor tongue of mortal 
tell. 

— Loves Labor Lost, 



208 

ENUNCIATION 
Particular heed to be given to the sound of s. 

For within those fair, celestial regions, 
Guarded by the bright, angelic legions, 

Felt no more is sorrow's bitter blast. 
There the soul from joy no pain shall sever, 
There all tears shall pass away forever, 

There the spirit find its home at last. 

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Lovely as the rainbow irridescent, 
On the dark cloud's dewy breast, 

Gleams through veil of sorrow evanescent 
Azure skies of endless rest. 

— Schiller. 

209 

ENUNCIATION 

GOD'S GIFT TO MAN 

When God at first made man, 
Having a glass of blessings standing by; 

Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: 
Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, 

Contract into a span. 

So strength first made a way; 
Then beauty flow'd, then wisdom, honor, 
pleasure: 

When almost all was out, God made a stay, 
Perceiving that alone, of all his treasure, 

Rest in the bottom lay. 

For if I should (said he) 
Bestow this jewel also on my creature, 

He would adore my gifts instead of me, 
And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature, 

So both should losers be. 

Yet let him keep the rest, 
But keep them with repining restlessness: 

Let him be rich and weary, that, at least, 
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness 
May toss him to my breast. 

— George Herbert. 
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Pronunciation — Enunciation 

210 
ENUNCIATION 

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers 
brought forth upon this continent a new na- 
tion, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to 
the proposition that all men are created equal. 
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing 
whether that nation, or any nation so conceived 
and so dedicated, can long endure. We are 
met on a great battlefield of that war. We 
have come to dedicate a portion of that field 
as a final resting-place of those who here gave 
their lives that that nation might live. It is 
altogether fitting and proper that we should do 
this. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, 
we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this 
ground. The brave men, living and dead, who 
struggled here, have consecrated it far above 
our power to add or detract. The world will 
little note, nor long remember, what we say 
here, but it can never forget what they did here. 
It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated 
here to the unfinished work which they who 
fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. 
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to 
the great task remaining before us, that from 
these honored dead we take increased devo- 
tion to that cause for which they gave the 
last full measure of devotion; that we here 
highly resolve that these dead shall not have 
died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall 
have a new birth of freedom, and that govern- 

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ment of the people, by the people, and for 
the people, shall not perish from the earth. 
— Lincoln s Gettysburg Speech, 

211 
ENUNCIATION 

For the sake of one's "ings. " 

The cataract strong then plunges along, 

Striking and raging, as if a war waging 

Its caverns and rocks among; rising and 

leaping, 
Sinking and creeping, swelling and sweeping, 
Showering and springing, flying and flinging, 
Writhing and ringing, eddying and whisking, 
Spouting and frisking, turning and twisting, 
Around and around with endless rebound! 
Smiting and fighting, a sight to delight in; 
Confounding, astounding, dizzying, and deaf- 
ening 
The ear with its sound. 

— Robert Soutkey's " The Cataract of Lodore." 

212 

ENUNCIATION 
PRACTICE 
For distinct enunciation. 

1. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not 
want. 

2. He maketh me to lie down in green 
pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 

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Pronunciation — Enunciation 

3. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me 
in the paths of righteousness for his name's 
sake. 

4. Yea, though I walk through the valley 
of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: 
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff 
they comfort me. 

5. Thou preparest a table before me in 
the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest 
my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 

6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life: and I will dwell 
in the house of the Lord forever. 

Psalm xxiii. 

213 

ENUNCIATION 

1. Remember now thy Creator in the days 
of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor 
the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I 
have no pleasure in them; 

2. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, 
or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds 
return after the rain: 

3. In the day when the keepers of the 
house shall tremble, and the strong men shall 
bow themselves, and the grinders cease be- 
cause they are few, and those that look out 
of the windows be darkened. 

4. And the doors shall be shut in the 
streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, 
and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, 

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Minute-a-Day English. 

and all the daughters of music shall be 
brought low; 

5. Also when they shall be afraid of that 
which is high, and fears shall be in the way, 
and the almond tree shall flourish, and the 
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire 
shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, 
and the mourners go about the streets: 

6. Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or 
the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher 
be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken 
at the cistern. 

7. Then shall the dust return to the earth 
as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God 
who gave it. 

8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preach- 
er; all is vanity. 

9. And moreover, because the Preacher 
was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; 
yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and 
set in order many proverbs. 

10. The Preacher sought to find out ac- 
ceptable words: and that which was written 
was upright, even words of truth. 

11. The words of the wise are as goads, 
and as nails fastened by the masters of assem- 
blies, lohich are given from one shepherd. 

12. And further, by these, my son, be 
admonished: of making many books there is 
no end; and much study is a weariness of 
the flesh. 

13. Let us hear the conclusion of the 
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his com- 
mandments: for this is the whole duty of 
man. 

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14. For God shall bring every work into 
judgment, with every secret thing, whether 
it be good, or whether it be evil. 

— Ecclesiastcs, xii. 

214 

LEND ELLA YOUR UMBRELLA 

Take the "umber" out of 
um brel la 

A certain man had the habit of leaving 
his umbrellas at the office. 

One morning as he was going to business, he 
sat next to a young lady in the trolley car; 
and as he rose to get out he absent-mindedly 
picked up her umbrella. She said, "Pardon 
me, but this is mine." 

He was quite embarrassed. 

That night he decided to take all of his 
umbrellas home with him. 

When he got into the ear, there sat this 
same young lady. She leaned forward, as he 
passed, and said in a low tone, "I see you did 
pretty well to-day, after all." 

215 

AGAINST THE " GOVER'MENT " 

Lesson: To give government its due; that is, 
to pronounce the syllable ern. 

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Minute-a-Day E/nglish. 

PRACTICE 

gov ern ment 
gov ern ment 
gov ern ment 

216 
IMPIOUS IMP 

Lesson: To put the "imp" in imp ious. 

He is always in impious. 
A very impious statement. 

217 
IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE 

"Is this lace washable?" 
"Yes, madam, but do not rub it, just 
wrench it." 

— The Illustrated News. 

Sound i, as in ill; 

s, as in sun, and apply the 
sounds to 

rins 
Katie, will you rinse the dishes? 
rinst 
I have rinsed the dishes, 
rin'sing 
Mary is rinsing the clothes. 

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218 
I WILLS, I WON'TS, I CAN'TS 

The I wills, I won'ts, and I can'ts is a classifica- 
tion which some give to mankind. 

The I wills accomplish everything. 
The I won'ts oppose everything. 
The I can'ts fail in everything. 
The apostrophe makes cant into cannot 
can't = cannot 

Imagine two boys making answer to the 
teacher: first boy, I (kan'not) cannot; second 
boy, I (kant) can't. 

Both boys are correct. 

219 
GETTING RID OF THE "JUG " 





Sound oo, as in food, and apply the 




sound to 


(1) 


joo' 


(2) 


joo' gu 


(3) 


joo' gu lar 


(4) 


jugular 



(5) His jugular vein was severed. 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively three times. 

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220 
NO MORE "PAY RENTS " 

Sound a, as in care 

Apply the sound to 

John did not care to ask his parents to buy a 
pair of skates. 

Children, take these pears to your parents. 

221 

OIL ON THE ROILED WATERS 

Sound oi, as in oil, and apply the 
sound to 



Throw oil on the roiled waters. 


The water is roily. 


It was the roiliest stream. 


Please don't get roiled. 


Oil the roily man. 


222 


METRIC 


I met John 


He is studying the metric system 


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223 

AT THE SUPPER-TABLE 

May, please pass the tomatoes. 
Chester, will you have some chestnuts? 
Doctor, will you have a cup of chocolate? 
Augustus, will you have some asparagus? 
Gertrude, will you have a gherkin? 
Samuel, will you have some salmon? 
Erasmus, will you have some raspberries? 
Mr. Hughes, will you have some gooseberries? 

224 

ELIMINATE "CHTJS" 

Sound ii, as in up. 
Apply the sound to 

tils 
cov' e tus 
cov' e tus 
cov e tous 
He that hateth covetousness shall prolong his 
days. 

A very covetous man. 

225 
ELIMINATING " YA, " "YEH, " "UH-HUH " 

The word most used and the word most 
abused in the English language is the good 

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Minute-a-Day English 

word "y es -" It is a clean cut, well shaped, 
outstanding word altogether Anglo-Saxon and 
not to be confused with any other word in 
our language or in any other. 

Minneapolis Journal. 

Polite Response 

Always accompany "yes" with some other 
words. 

Yes, Mr. Jones. 

Yes, Mother. 

Yes, Father. 

Yes, Charles. 

Yes, Officer. 

Yes, Sir (in case you are not acquainted). 

226 

"CATCH ON" 

Lesson: To keep the sound of 6, as in odd, 
in the first syllable. 

Sound 6, as in odd, and apply the 
sound to 



onerous 

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PRACTICE 

With onerous duties, heavy to bear. 
The onerous burdens of life. 

227 
IMMERSED AND EMERSED 

An old negro preacher did the honors and 
the candidate for baptism was a coal black 
negro woman. The preacher led his victim 
far out in the stream, where she could be 
thoroughly immersed, and at the auspicious 
moment he cried, in a loud voice: 

"Be stiddy, sistah, be stiddy, an' you'll 
come up whitah dan snow." 

"Oh, parson !" she exclaimed, "dat's askin' 
too much; a cream color'll do!" 

— New York Evening Mail. 

228 

"COMFORT YE MY PEOPLE " 

Lesson: To keep the accent on the second 
syllable. 

Sound 6, as in old; 
6, as in odd; 
e, as in end; 
c, as k; 
c, as s in sun. 

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Apply the sounds to 

kon-do' 
kon-do' lens 
condolence 

PRACTICE 

Letters of condolence. 
A carefully prepared expression of condolence. 

229 

TO GIVE THE Z SOUND TO S 

Sound 6, as in odd; 
e, as in end; 

s, as z. 

Apply the sounds to 

oz 

loz' enj 
loz enj es 
Some lozenges, please. 

Imagine yourself giving lozenges to others, 
and each time saying, Will you have a lozenge? 

230 
O, AS IN OLD 

Venus and Adonis. 

6, as in old 
A do' nis 

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231 

R PRACTICE 

Practice your r's by repeating the following: 
"Robert Rowley rolled a round roll round; a 
round roll Robert Rowley rolled round. Where 
rolled the round roll Robert Rowley rolled round? 

Pronounce distinctly 

You are quite right. 

232 
ONE FOR THE " ITHERITBS," IN THE EYE 

Sound e, as in eve; 
th, as in then. 

Apply the sounds to 

( e' ther) either 
(ne' ther) neither 

(First or preferred pronunciation, as witk all 
words in this book.) 

233 
DATA FROM DAYTON 

Lesson : To sound a, as in ale, and apply the 
sound to 

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Minute-a-Da^ English 

da' ta 
data 
Bring the data from Dayton. 

234 
HEAR 

Sound e, as in m&t. 

Apply the sound to 

Did the (def ) deaf teller tell you of your 
deficit? 
Give a definition of (def) deaf, 
definite 
Are you (def) deaf? 
Always and only (def) deaf. 

235 

WHAT "FUR, " MOTHER? 

For 
What for? 

For the purpose of securing a correct pro- 
nunciation of for. 

(Use muscular action of the throat and tongue 
to give the full and correct pronunciation.) 

[142] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

236 

CHIROPODIST 

Sound I, as in ice; 
6, as in odd; 
6, as in obey. 

Apply these sounds to 

ki r5p' 6 dist 
chiropodist 

"A noted chiropodist was heard to say that 
he had removed corns from all the crowned 
heads of Europe.' ' 

237 
COSMETICALLY BEAUTIFUL 

Pronounce 56, as in food. 
Apply this sound to 

(1) roozh 

(2) roozh 

(3) rouge 

(4) rouge, a beautifying powder. 

(5) A box of rouge, please. 

(Repeat (1) to (5) several times.) 

[143] 



Minute-a-Day English. 

238 

VERY MERRY MARY 

Sound e, as in met* 
i, as in ill; 
a, as in ask, 
e, as in eve; 
a, as in ale. 

Apply the sounds to 

(ver' i) very 
(mer' i) merry 
(Ma re') Marie 
(va/ ri) vary 
(wa' ri) wary 
(Ma/ ri) Mary 

(Pronounce carefully and rapidly.) 

239 

PERHAPS 

Will you remember to pronounce as two 
syllables those which are often slurred into one 
syllable? 

per haps 

240 

AN OLD JOKE 

This might be an old joke. 

Usually it is thought of as an edible nut. 

[144] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Chest usually spells chest, but not in this word. 

Sound e, as in met; 

t, omit the sound. 

Apply to 

ches' nut 
chestnut 

PRACTICE 

The opening of the chestnut burr. 
In an old chest, Chester found a chestnut 
bur. 

(careful) 

241 
WITHOUT GAIN 

Note the title. 

Sound e, as in end; 
a, as in ask. 



Apply the sounds to 

a gen' 
again 

PRACTICE 

Say it again and again. 
Are you pronouncing a gen' and a gen'? 

[145] 



Minute-a-Day ILnglisK 

242 

IN THE OFFICE 

Sound a, as in ale; 
e, as in eve. 

Apply the sounds to 

ra zhem' 
regime 

regime, the prevail- 
ing system. 
We follow a certain regime. 
How do you like our office regime? 

243 

A GREAT AFFLICTION 

Sound I, as in Ice; 
i, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

thi' sis 
phthi sis 
He had phthisis of the thigh. 
She had phthisis (tuberculosis) of the spine. 

[i 4 6] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

244 
THE AINS 

(Verbs) 

Sound a, as in ale, and apply the 
sound to 

complain (an) 
contain (an) 
entrain (an) 
entertain (an) 
obtain (an) 
ordain (an) 
sustain (an) 

(Nouns) 

Sound i, as in ill, and apply it to 

fountain (tin) 
mountain (tin) 
curtain (tin) 
villain (in) 

(Repeat this list twice.) 

245 

DROP THE "HANK' ER CHIEF" 

Sound i, as in ill; 
a, as in am; 

[147] 



Minute-a-Day English 

er, as in maker; 
d, as g in go. 

Apply the sounds to 

hang' ker chtf 
handkerchief 

Are you sure you said "hang"? 
Are you sure you said "chif "? 

PRACTICE 

The lady dropped her handkerchief and the 
Chief of Police picked it up. 



246 
DANGER OF INACCURATE ARTICULATION 

A gentleman of a very excitable and emo- 
tional nature had the misfortune to lose his 
third wife. He took the affliction very much 
to heart, and at the grave was so overcome 
that he fainted. His friends gathered around 
him and were fearful for his life. Among 
them was a German who spoke English 
brokenly. He stooped down and felt the 
gentleman's pulse, and, looking up, said: 
"He's all right; he'll re-wive." 

— The Christian Herald. 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

247 

SEEMINGLY EASY 

Lesson: To give accurate pronunciation to 

It 

is 

due 

to 

us 

that 

you 

do 

your 

duty 

Instructions: Give the y sound (that of i 
as in ill) before the u in due, and duty. 

Sound the 6 in do, as 66 in food 

Try it again. It is your duty that you do your 
duty. 

248 

FOR THE BABY 

Sound i, as in ill; 

e, as in event; 

a, as in am, 

[149] 



Minute-a-Day English. 

Apply the sounds to 

ip' e kak 
ipecac 

Buy a bottle of ipecac for the baby. 



249 

ENOUGH SYLLABLES NOW WITHOUT 
ADDING OTHERS 

Rep 

re 

sent 

a 

tive 

PRACTICE 

Mr. X is the representative from our District. 

250 

GETTING RID OF "LEMME, " "DONCHA, " 
"WHATTY Y>, » "GONNA, " "GIMME " 

PRACTICE 

Instructions: Give much heed to the con- 
sonants. 

Repeat this lesson several times. 

[150] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Try to catch yourself to-morrow saying any 
of the words in the title. 



Let me 




Don't you 


Let me 




Don't you 


Let me 




Don't you 


Let me 




Don't you 


What do 


you 


Going to 


What do 


you 


Going to 


What do 


you 


Going to 


What do 


you 

Give me 

Give me 
Give me 
Give me 

251 


Going to 




NOT ADAM'S 


Lesson: To 


apply the 1 sound, as in ill, to 




rib 






PRACTICE 




rib' 






rib' aid 






rib' aid ry, coarsely offensive language 


rib' aid 


jests 




With ribald 


language he 

[151] 


proceeded to — 



Minute-a-Day English 

252 

MAY AT THE AQUARIUM, AND MACK AT 
THE AQUEDUCT 

Sound a, as in ale; 
a, as in am. 

Apply the sounds to 

May and the children went to the aquarium. 
Mack and the children went to the Squeduct. 

253 

ELIMINATING THE "BRETH ER EN » 

PRACTICE 

Will the breth/ ren please come forward. 
Breth' ren, we are here to — 
I thank the breth' ren for — 

Breth' ren, come to the meeting. 

254 
BRAINS NEEDED HERE 

Sound e, as in met; 
e, as in event; 
u, as in up. 

Apply the sounds to 

ser' e brum 
cerebrum 

[152] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

A psychologist came upon a hard-working 
Irishman toiling bareheaded in the street. 
"Don't you know," said the psychologist, 
"that to work in a hot sun without a hat is 
bad for the brains? " " D'ye think," asked the 
Irishman, "that Oi'd be on this job if Oi had 
any brains?" — Selected. 

255 
DO YOU "GET" IT? 

Lesson: To put "get" into — 

Sound e, as in met* 
i, as in ill; 
a, as in ask; 
gh, as g in go. 

Apply the sounds to 

spa get' i 
Some spaghetti, please. 
The Ghetto buys spaghetti. 

256 
HAVE SOME? 

Lesson: To eliminate the y sound. 

Sound 6, as in old; 
a, as in ask. 

[153] 



Mimite-a-Day English. 

Apply the sounds to 

so' da 
so' da 
A glass of so' da, please. 

257 
IT IS ROOT 

Sound 06, as in food. 

Apply the sound to 

root 
Route 
Mr. Root what route do you take? 
I take the Lake Shore route. 

I take the same route, Mr. Root. 

258 
A HIT 

An old lady, of cheerful disposition, accus- 
tomed in a Methodist class-meeting to give her 
testimony, said, " I have many mercies to be 
thankful for. I thank God for my two remain- 
ing teeth, and I especially thank him that they 
hit." 

[154] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Lesson: To give to o the sound of 6, as in 
obey. Note how short the sound is. 
Apply it to 
mo 

mo ni 
testimony 
The o in money has the sound of short u (mun). 
His testimony cost him money. 
Repeat five times. 

259 

TEN 

Lesson: To give the sound of e, as in met, 
and apply the sound to 
ten 

ten' et 
tenets 
Ten tenets of grace. 
The tenets of his faith are — 

260 

SHUS 

Lesson : To pronounce tious " shus," and spell 
tious correctly. 

PRACTICE 

The cinnamon buns were nutritious to the 
contentious, conscientious clerk. 

[155] 



Minute-a-Bay English 

261 

CHILLY? NO 

Sound e, as in eve; 
a, as in ale. 

Apply the sounds to 

che' la 
Chile 

PRACTICE 

The price of hay was cheapened in Chile. 

232 

NOT THE RHINE 

Sound I, as in Ice; 
Sound the d, and apply to 

rind 
rind 
Remove the rind, please. 

The rind of an orange. 

263 
MARY AND DAIRY 

Sound a, as in ale; 
i, as in ill. 

[156] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Apply the sounds to 

Ma' 
Ma' ri 
Mary 

da' 
da' rf 
dairy 

PRACTICE 

Mary was a dairy maid. 

264 

A WEIGHTY WORD 

Shall we pronounce the s? Yes. 
But the s has the sound of z. 
Do you z? 

avoir du pois (poiz) 
avoir du pois (poiz) 
avoirdupois 

Are you pronouncing the z sound? 

265 

NOTE THESE FOUR WORDS 

honor 
heir 

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Minute-a-Day English 

honest 
hour 

In these words and words derived from them 
the h is omitted in pronunciation. 

In all other words beginning with h the h is 
aspirated; that is, given its value with the breath 
only. 

266 
PREVENTIVE 

Lesson: To take the "ta" out of 

pre 

ven 

tive 

The "ta" is gone. 
PRACTICE 
Certain preventive measures. 

267 

"CUE" 

Sound u, as in use* 
1, as in ill 
a, as in senate. 

[158] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 



Apply the sounds to 

ku' 

ku' li na ri 

culinary 

PRACTICE 

Katie bought a (kut) cute little kettle for her 
(ku) culinary department. 



268 

LIKEN IT 

Sound I, as in ice; 
e, as in met. 

Apply the sounds to (1) to (5) consecutively. 

(1) li' 

(2) H' 

(3) li' ken 

(4) li' ken 

(5) If ken 
lichen 

PRACTICE 

lichen 
I like lichens. 
You might liken it to a lichen. 

[159] 



Minute-a-Day English 

269 
BEETHOVEN 

There is a beautiful story, it may be a myth, 
told of a young girl who was poor and blind. 
She lived in the city of Bonn, and one evening 
she sat at an old harpsichord endeavoring to 
play the Sonata in F. At last she hopelessly 
cried out, "Oh, that I might hear a really 
great musician play this wonderful music!" 
At that moment two gentlemen were passing 
the open window. One of them was attracted 
by the music and heard the despairing words. 
He entered the house and, sitting down at 
the instrument, played entrancingly. When 
the little blind girl demanded who the visitor 
was, he played the Sonata in F. Clapping 
her hands exultingly, she shouted, "It is 
Beethoven, the great Beethoven!" 

Sound a, as in ale; 
6, as in old; 
e, as in met. 
Apply the sounds to 

Ba/ to ven 
Beethoven 

270 

A NAP 

Sound i, as in ill; 
e, as in met; 
a, as in ask. 

[160] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Apply the sounds to 

si es' ta 
siesta 

It is said concerning one of the meetings of 
the Peace Council in Paris, that Signor Tittoni 
did not want it too early, because he liked to 
have his siesta early in the afternoon. Mr. 
Lansing did not want it too late, for he wanted 
to have his drive in the Bois and then his 
siesta before dinner. 

M. Clemenceau then summed up. "The 
meeting will be at 3," he said. "Signor 
Tittoni can sleep before it, and Mr. Lansing 
can slee after it, and Mr. Balfour and I can 
sleep daring it." 

271 
WOMEN 

Sound i, as in ill. 

(wim' en) women 

A fine company of women (wim' en). 
The women (wim' en) came to the social. 
A very womanly woman belonged to the 
Women's (wim/enz) Relief Corps. 

wo man (woom'an), singular number 
wo men, plural number 
[161] 



Minute-a-Day English 

272 

MATRONS AND PATRONS 

Lesson : To fix the sound of a, as in ale, in 

Matrons are the patrons. 

273 

A SUGGESTION 

Both g's needed 

First g sounded like g in mug. 
Second g sounded like g in gender. 

suggest 
suggest 

Pronounce carefully these g's. 
274 

TO ELIMINATE THE SOUND OF E 
from brighten. 

PRACTICE 

We must bright'n the occasion a little. 
The day will bright'n. 

Brighton up. 
His spirit will bright'n with the coming of day. 

[162] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

275 

Sound a, as in arm ; 
u, as in iip. 

a/ mund 
almond 
Oh, those are fine almonds. 

276 

LISTEN TO THE OTHER MAN USE IT 

The word means the mental process of exact 
thinking. 

Sound a, as in at; 
i, as in ill ; 
6, as in odd; 
u, as in iip; 
a, as in ale. 

Apply the sounds to 

(1) rash 

(2) rash i 

(3) rash i os 

(4) rash i 6s i 

(5) rash i os i na' 

(6) rash i os i na/ shim 

(Repeat (1) to (6) consecutively several times.) 
ratiocination 

[163] 



Minute-a-Day English 

PRACTICE 

I cannot, by any of the processes of ratiocina- 
tion, bring myself to believe that — 

277 
ELIMINATE THE S SOUND 

Sound i, as in ill; 

6, as in obey; 
qu, as kw; 
s, sound omitted. 

Apply the sounds to 

ir 6 kwoi' 

Ir o quois 
The Iroquois Indians 
The Iroquois inhabited Central New York. 

278 
WHISTLING AND WHIST 

Sound i, as in ill 

Apply the sound to 

hwis' ling 
whistling 

Whistling in heaven. 
I heard him whistling. 

A whistling boy. 

[164] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

The ladies engaged in a game of whist. 

A whist player. 
Whistling in heaven but no whist. 

279 

DIANA'S DIARY 

Sound I, as in Ice; 
a, as in am; 
a, as in ask; 
1, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

di £n' a 
Diana 

Apply the sounds to 

di' a ri 

diary, a daily record 

PRACTICE 

Diana's diary 

280 

A RAP 

Lesson: To give the correct sound to a. 

Sound a, as in hat; 
i, as in ill. 

[165] 



Minute-a-Day English 

Apply the sound to 

rap 

rap 7 in 

rapine, means plun- 
dering. 
The Bedouin were given to rapine. 

For their rapine they should 
pay the penalty, 

281 
FINE PRONOUNCBRS 
Lesson : To pronounce or as er. 



Sound 


er, as in maker, 


and 


ap 


►ply 




the sound from 


a) 


to 


(7) 




consecutively. 








(1) 


er 








(2) 


er 








(3) 


act' er 








(4) 


act' er 








(5) 


actor 









(6) A fine actor. 

(7) An actor of merit. 

PRACTICE 

Actors are usually fine pronouncers. 
[i66] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

282 
NOTE THE CHANGES 

Sound n, as ng; 

I, as in ice; 

i, as i in ill. 
Apply these sounds to 

bron ki' tis 
bronchitis 
bron kit' ik 
bronchitic 
bron' ki al 
bronchial 

Old man — "I've had the bronchitoes. They 
got me last fall and again this spring." 

283 
HEINOUS 

Sound a, as in ale; 
u, as in iip. 
Apply the sounds to 
ha' nus 
heinous 
It was a heinous crime. 

284 
SECKEL AND SICEXE 

Sound e, as in end; 
i, as in ill. 

[167 ] 



Minute-a-Day EngiisH 

Apply the sounds to 

•*k' 1 
seckel 
He shipped seckel pears to Boston. 

sick 7 1 
sickle 
He used a sickle to trim the grass. 

285 
MIRAGE 

Sound a, as in arm; 
e, as in event. 

Apply the sounds to 
me razh' 
mirage 
The mirage of the desert. 

286 

ELIMINATING THE "FRIG" 

Sound i, as in ill; 
a, as in ask; 
e, as in eve. 

Apply the sounds to 

frik a se' 
fric as see' 

[168] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Chicken fricassee. 
Make it into fricassee for dinner. 
Mr. Frick liked fricassee. 

287 
KIP 

Sound o, as in obey; 
i, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

po kip' si 
Poughkeepsie 
Poughkeepsie is on 
the Hudson River. 

I live in Poughkeepsie. 

Poughkeepsie is a 
fine city. 
Kippered herring are sold in Poughkeepsie. 

288 

SWEET 

Sound a, as in ale; 
e, as in eve. 

a let' 
elite 
One of the elite whom I want you to 
meet. 
She belongs to the elite. 

[169] 



Minute-a-Day English 

289 
PAY AND PA 

Sound a, as in ale. 
Apply the sound to 

pa' thos 
Filled with pa' thos. 

The pa' thos of it all. 

Sound a, as in ask. 

Apply the sound to 

pa thet' ic 
It is really pa thet' ic to see the — 
Too pa thet' ic for words. 

290 
OH 

Sound 6, as in old. 

Apply the sound to 
jo 
jol 
jowl 
Cheek by jowl. 

The jowl of a fish. 

[170] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

291 

COLLOQUIAL 

Sound £, as in met; 
u, as in up. 

Apply the sounds to 

wes' kut 
waistcoat 

292 

WHEN YOU GO MARKETING 

Sound 1, as in ill; 
e, as in end. 
Apply the sounds to 

Boston (let'is) lettuce- 
Let us buy some Boston lettuce. 

293 

G, ITS J 

Sound g as j, and apply the sound 
to 

trag' 

trag' edy 
tragedy 

[i7i] 



Minute-a-Day English 

"It is one of the greatest tragedies of life 
that every truth has to struggle to acceptance 
against honest but mind-blind students." 

Dr. Osier. 





294 




FINE 


Sound i, as in fine. 


Apply the sound to (1) to (4) consecutively 


That is fine. 
This is the end. 


fi 

fi' nis 

Finis. 

Finis. 




295 




QUICK 


Sound 6, as in odd; 
6, as in obey; 

w • wit 

i, as m ill. 



Apply the sounds to 

don kwik' sot 
Don Quixote 
Be quick and vote for Don Quixote. 

[172] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

296 
PUTTING "IT" IN ITALIAN 

it 

(it) alian 
(It) alian 
Italian 
Historic Italy sends to America many splendid 
Italians. 

297 

A SNAP 

Lesson: To pronounce I, as in Ice. 
Sound u, as in use; 

e, as in event; 

Apply these sounds to 

si' 

si' ne 
si 7 ne kur 

Sinecure, an office of little responsi- 
bility. 
It was no sinecure. 

298 
WHEN UR IS SOUNDED AS U, IN UP 

Lesson: To pronounce correctly the ur in 
resurrection. 

[173] 



Minute-a-Day ILnglisH 

Sound s, as z; 

u, as in up. 

Apply the sounds to 

rez u rek' shun 
resurrection 
"I am the resurrection and the life." 
The resurrection day. 

299 

WHEN YOU TALK WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR 

You may have a better chat with your neigh- 
bor if you are confident about the pronunciation 
of the names of shrubs, herbs, and flowers. 

Sound u, as in up; 
i, as in ill; 
e, as in met; 
a, as in am; 
a, as in arm; 
I, as in ice; 
e, as in eve; 
6, as in obey; 
a, as in ask 

Apply these sounds to 

Mul lein (mul'in) 
Lobe lia (16-be'li-a) 

[174] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Gin seng (jin'seng) 
Lav en der (lav'en-der) 
Mar jo ram (mar'jo-ram) 
Jas mine (jas'min) 
Spi rae a (spl-re'a) 
A za le a (a-za'le-a) 
Priv et (priv'et) 
Sy rin ga (si-rin'ga) 
Eg Ian tine (eg'lan-tin) 
Hy dran ge a (hl-dran'je-&) 
Hi bis cus (hi-bis'kiis) 
Tan sy (tan'zi) 

300 

PROOF 

Lesson : To secure the correct sound of oo for 
the last word of the list. 

Sound 66, as in food, and apply it 
to the list. 



PRACTICE 



aloof 
proof 
roof 
hoof 
The horses' hoofs 



175. 



Minute-a-Day KnglisH 



301 








DRUNKEN REVELS 






Sound 6, as in orb; 
i, as in ill; 








g, as j. 








Apply the sounds to 








or 

or' ji 
or' jiz 
orgy 
orgies 
was a regular orgy. 








302 








A AND A 








Sound a, as in ale, 
sound to 


and 


apply 


the 



Nation and ration 

Sound a, as in rash, and apply the 
sound to 

national and rational 

PRACTICE 

The Nation provided rations for the soldiers, 
which was both national and rational. 

[i 7 6] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

303 

OUR A'S 

A cultured person is known by the pronuncia- 
tion of his a's. 

Sound a, as in ask; 
a, as in arm. 

Apply these sounds to 

It is rather a difficult task. 

The beggar asked alms; they gave to him an 
almond. "Friend, " said he, "the palm 
belongs to you." 

Blast is about halfway between the English- 
man's "blawst" and the American's "blast." 

Do not slip upon the banana peel. 

304 
C WITH THE SOUND OF K 

Note c has the sound of k before a, o, and u. 

PRACTICE 

caterer 
efficacy 
logical 
musical 
physical 
[177] 



Minute-a-Day English 

precocity 
colossal 
codicil 
acute 
circuitous 
cure 
curve 
accumulate 

305 
"CHAWING ELIMINATED 

Lesson : To give to o the sound of 6, as in hot. 

PRACTICE 

Hot ch5c' olate. 
A cup of hot ch6c' olate, please 
They served hot choc 7 olate. 
I like hot choc' olate. 

306 
WHEN G HAS THE SOUND OF J 

Note that g has the sound of j before e, i, and 

PRACTICE 

agency 
allege 
changeable 
geometry 

[178] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

gender 
longevity 
fungi 
gibbet 
gigantic 
illegible 
dirigible 
laryngitis 
legislature 
logical 
gypsum 
gyration 
pedagogy 

307 

WHEN G HAS THE HARD SOUND 

Note that g has the hard sound before a, o, 
and u. 

PRACTICE 

gigantic 
legal 
gala 
Allegation 

gossamer 
pedagogy 
sarcophagus 
gum 
fungus 

[179] 



Minute-a-Bay English 

308 
CREEK AND CRICK 

Judge W. D. Anderson of Tupelo, Miss., 
relates this occurrence: 

"Uncle George Snow, an old ante-bellum 
negro was introduced for the state. The 
counsel asked Uncle George which side of 
Souchatouchee Creek he lived on, to which 
he replied: 

"Which side of the creek do I live on, 
boss?" 

"Yes." 

"Gwine up or down the creek, boss?" 

— Case and Comment. 

Sound e, as in eve; 
i, as in ill. 
Apply the sounds to 
krek 
creek 
Creek, the beautiful stream of our childhood. 

krik 
crick 

Crick, a spasm of the muscles of some part of 
the body. 

309 
YOU CAN'T PRONOUNCE IT 

Lesson: The correct sound of u. 
Sound 66, as in food 
[180] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Apply this sound to 

troo' 
troo ly 
tru ly 
Yours truly, Mr. Dooley. 

310 

G ITS J 

Sound ft, as in urn; 
i, as in ill; 
g, as j 

Apply these sounds to 

tur 

tur' jld 

turgid, swollen 
A turgid stream. 
A turgid style of writing. 

311 
BEWARE OF THE WITCHES 

Sound carefully. Blow the h. 

which 

Which man? 
I am pronouncing which. 
[181] 



Minuta-a-Day ILnglisH 

312 

THE PATRIOTIC MONTH 

Sound §, as in met; 
56, as in food; 
a, as in senate; 
1, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

Feb' roo a ri 
February 
"Root" a litUe in February. 

313 

LICK 

Lassoif : To get rid of the "ish." 

Sound i, as in ill; 

6, as in obey. 

Apply the sounds to 
(1) Ilk' 

(«) Hk' 6 

(3) lik' 6 ris 

(4) licorice 
(&) Alice licked the licorice. 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively. 

[182 ] 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

314 

WHEN EX-EKS 

Note in the following words that ex is pro- 
nounced eks before consonants. Before c and p 
particularly. 



exploit 


exceed 


exponent 


excavate 


explain 


excellent 


expel 


except 


expert 


exchange 


extraordinary 


excise 


exhale 


excess 


extol 


excite 


exquisite 


exclude 



(Practice this sound in the following.) 

ANARCHISTS 

The exponents of anarchy have been expelled. 
They made their exit from New York. This 
exploit explains how the Government exercises, 
to the best extent of its knowledge, its extra- 
ordinary power of deportation. It is the purpose 
of the Government not to extol the anarchists. 
They are excbided because they excite others to 
excesses. They exceed their privileges; they ex- 
change liberty for license ; they exclaim against the 
Government, and excuse themselves for so doing. 

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Minute-a-Day English. 

315 

th AND th 

He whipped him (with) with a (with) withe. 
I do not know (whether) whether the 
(weather) weather will be fine. 

316 
DUE TO "OLD SOL" 

Lesson: To sound the 6, as in not; 

Apply the sound to 

sol' 

sol' stis 

solstice 

The Summer solstice. 

The Winter solstice. 

317 

OH, I C IT IS I 

Lesson: To teach that in this word the i is 
always sounded as I, in Ice. 

(1) bi 

(2) bi 6g' 

(3) bi 6g' r4 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

(4) bi 6g' ra fl 

(5) biography 

(6) The biography of Byron. 

Repeat (1) to (6) consecutively. 

318 

OH? NO 

Lesson : To give 6 the sound of 6 in Sdd, and 
apply the sound to 

doc ile 
The doctor had a doc ile dog. 

He is a doc ile creature. 

319 
WHEN YOU GO ABROAD 

Sound a, as in ale; 

e, as in event. 

Apply the sounds to 

ve za/'d 
vized 
His passport was viseed. 

(Repeat ten times.) 

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Minute-a-Day English 

320 

WHEN C HAS THE SOUND OF S 

Note that c has the sound of s before e, i, and r. 

PRACTICE 

cent 
acerbity 
citron 
sacrifice 
physicist 

reciprocal 
precocity 

circuitous 
codicil 
agency 
pungency 
recite 
city 

321 

S, AS IN SUN 

Sound i, as in ill; 
s, as in sun. 

Apply the sounds to 
dis 
dis on' 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

dis on' est 
dis honest 
A dis honest man. 
S, as in sun, in dishonest. 

322 

OLD HUNDRED 

Lesson: To keep the e sound in hundred. 

hundred 
One hundred dollars. 
Two hundred miles. 
(Stress the e lightly.) 

323 
WORDS WITH A, AS IN ALE 

ultimatum 
tomato 
Mary 

324 

WHEN THE "W" IS OMITTED 

Sound I, as in ice; 
e, as in met; 
6, as in old; 
oo, as in food. 

[187] 



Minute-a-Day ILnglisH 

(rlf ing) writing 
(rech' ed) wretched 
(res' ling) wrestling 
(hoi) whole 

(hoop) whoop 

PRACTICE 

The whole family, at this writing, is wrestl- 
ing with the wretched whooping-cough. 

325 

BOO 

Sound 66, as in food; 
a, as in arm. 

Apply the sounds to 

boo' dwar 

boudoir, a lady's private room. 
She went to her boudoir boohooing. 

326 

LIKE VIC 7 TIM 

Sound 1, as in ill; 

er, as in maker. 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Apply the sounds to 
vik' er 
vicar 
The vicar of Wakefield. 
He is the vicar of our Parish. 
Imagine an old vicar on his way to Church. 

327 
LIKE EAR 

Lesson: To apply the sound of e to era. 

Sound e, as in eve. 

Again sound it, e, e, e, e. 

PRACTICE 

We live in a new era. 
Eva predicted a new era. 

328 

ELIMINATING "WATT" 

Lesson: To blow the h. 

Some breath, and breath only needed. 

PRACTICE 

Sound o, as in odd. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

Apply this sound, and h to 

hwot 
what 
Are you really saying what (hwot) ? 

That is what I am saying, what. 

329 

ALIAS 

Sound a, as in ale; 
i, as in ill; 
a, as in am. 

Apply the sounds to 

a/ ii as 
alias 
What ails the word alias? 
Nothing, if you pronounce it alias. 
Again say it, alias. 
His name was Smith, alias 5 " Roper. " 

330 

COO A LITTLE 

Lesson: To give the correct pronunciation t# 
66. 

Sound 66, as in food; 
a, as in ask; 
i, as in ill. 
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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Apply these sounds to 

a koos' tiks 
a cou sties 

PRACTICE 

Do you own an acousticon? 

The acoustics of the hall are perfect. 

331 

LUCK 

Lesson: To sound x as ks. 

Sound x, as in vex; 
u, as in up. 

Pronounce (1) to (4) three times. 

(1) liik' 

(2) luk' shoo 

(3) liik 7 shoo ri 

(4) luxury 

PRACTICE 

He was in luck, and lived in luxury. 
Mr. Lux had few luxuries. 

(Name some luxuries and pronounce the word 
correctly each time.) 

" is a luxury." 

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Minute-a-Day English 

332 

THE FIRST PART OF DITTO 

Sound i, as in ill; 
6, as in odd. 

kSn' dit 
con' duit 
The conduit carries wires. 
He is repairing the conduit. 

333 
THE IRISH OF IT 

Sound a, as in am; 
e, as in met. 

Apply the sounds to 

val' et 
valet 

The story goes that when Congressman 
Henry Clay Miner arrived at Syracuse, N. Y., 
as a delegate to the Democratic State Con- 
vention and registered " Henry Clay Miner 
and valet" a brawny son of Erin followed him 
and registered, with a flourish, "Michael 
Murphy and valise." 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

334 

ELIMINATING THE "BEAU" 

Lesson: To sound 66, as in food, and apply 
the sound. 

PRACTICE 

He sent to her a (boo ka') bouquet. 
He was so timid he wouldn't say boo, yet 
he sent her a bouquet. 

Bring me a bouquet and a boutoniere. 

(Remember; 66, as in food.) 

335 

VIE 

Lesson: To make the sound of I, as in Ice, and 
apply it to 



(1) 


VI' 


(2) 


VI' 


(3) 


vl' count 


(4) 


viscount 


(5) 


Viscount Morley 



(6) Vie with Viscount Morley. 

Pronounce (1) to (6) consecutively. 

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Minute-a-Day ElngTisH 

336 
CHILDREN 

Lesson: To retain some of the sound of e in 
children. 

The e in children requires but little sound 
because it is in an unaccented syllable. 

PRACTICE 

The children, God bless them ! 
Come in children, you are drenched. 
(Careful here.) 

337 
ALMOST REGIMENT 

Sound e, as in met; 
i, as in ill; 
g, as j. 

Apply the sounds to 

rej' i men 
regimen 
I am under a regimen for my health. 

Regimen means a systematic 
course of diet. 

A regimen for the regiment. 

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Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

338 

NOT MAN 

Sound a, as in ale. 

Apply the sound to 

man tan' 
maintain 
I maintain that he is — 
We expect to maintain that — 

Maintain is from manus (hand) 
and tenere (to hold) . 

339 

WHEN YOU RECEIVE A BOUQUET 
(BOO KA') 

It is a point in your favor if you are able to 
pronounce correctly the names of the flowers. 

Sound a, as in ask; 
1, as in ill ; 
a, as in arm; 
e, as in eve; 
6, as in obey; 
u, as in use; 
e, as in event; 

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Minute-a-Day English 





er, 


as in maker; 




e, 


as in end; 




fi, 


as in up. 


Apply the sounds 


to 




PRACTICE 


Ca-mel'li-a 




(ka-mel'i-a) 


Dahl'ia 




(dal'ya) 


Fuch'si-a 




(fu'shi-a) 


Be-go'ni-a 




(be-go'ni-a) 


He'li-o-trope 




(he'li-6-trop) 


Tu'lip 




(tu'lip) 


Pe-tu'ni-a 




(pe-tu'ni-a) 


Ver-be'na 




(ver-be'na) 


Clem'a-tis 




(klem'a-tis) 


Mi gnon-ette' 




(min yun-et') 


Zin'ni-a 




(zmi-a) 


A-nem'o-ne 




(a-nem'6-ne) 


Pe'o-ny 




(pe'6-ni) 




340 


LIKE NOAH'S ARK 


Sound 


a, 


as in arm; 




c, 


as k. 


Apply the sounds 


to 




ark' tic 






Arctic 







196: 



Pronunciation — Words (Special) 

Do the Arctic zones have the Parcel Post? 
An Arctic explorer. 

341 
DON'T TOLL THE BELL 

Lesson: To sound 6 as in odd. 

Sound e, as in met; 
6, as in odd. 

Apply to eks tol' 

I will extol thy name. 

He extolled him to the skies. 

342 
ALMOST FLAXSEED 

Sound a, as in am; 
i, as in ill; 
Cj as js; 
c, as s. 

Apply the sounds to flak' sid. 

flaccid 
Very flaccid) flabby, and weak. 

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Minute-a-Day E,rxglisH 

343 
OFTEN TOO MUCH AIR 

Sound ft, as in urn. 
Apply the sound to 

err 

"To err is human: to forgive divine." 
ur 
Do not err from the path of duty. 

The Trouble Maker for err 

Sound e, as in met; 

er, as in maker. 

Apply the sounds to 

er er 
error 
Saved from the error of his ways. 
Few errors. 

PRACTICE 

Do you make an error in pronouncing err? 



[198] 



IV 
Studies in Spelling 



[199] 



344 

FRANCIS AND FRANCES 

"Kiss Francis, your brother." 

345 
VICTORY VICTUALS 

When eating dinner say to yourself, "We are 
victors, and I am eating victory victuals." 

346 
ONE L ONLY 

mu' ci lage 
mu' ci lage 
mu' ci lage 

Little Freddy was preparing to go out call- 
ing with his mother. Suddenly he called to 
her in a rather startled voice: 

"Mamma, is this bay rum in the brown 
bottle?" 

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Mirvute-a-Day English 

44 Oh, no, dear! That's mucilage." 
"Oh," said Freddy. Then after a pause, 
"Maybe that's why I can't get my hat off." 
— Saint Louis Christian Advocate. 

347 

ONE WORD 

to our 
washerwoman 

348 

MISS PELL 
misspell 

349 

TROUBLE WITH ELLA 

Ella's lips 
ell ipse 

350 

PUT THE "IT" IN DECREPIT 
Give credit to the decrepit old man. 

351 

THIS IS THE WAY 

To spell Macaulay. 

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Spelling 

352 
MISS and MISSISS 

Shakespeare was right. Names are naught. 
Neither the miss nor the mississ in Mississ- 
ippi won the vote for maid, wife or widow. 
N. Y. Evening Sun, 

Note the ippi in 
Mississippi 

353 
ADIRONDACKS 

Iron in the Adirondack^ 

354 

ALL THE c's IN ice 

des 

ice 
ice 
ice 

ate 

des ice ate 
desiccate, to preserve by drying, 
desiccated foods. 

355 
NOTE THE CAT AND THE PILL IN 

caterpillar 

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Minute-a-Day English 

356 

Collectible from Abe Kabibble. 
357 

NOT THE "OLD NICK" 

pic nick ing 
pic nick ing 
pic nick ing 
pic nick ing 

358 

CINCINNATI 

Cin cin nat i 
3 3 3 1 

Arbuckle, called Fatty, played in Cincinnati. 

359 

FOUR s's 

scissors 
s ss s 

360 
PREPOSSESSING 

Close your eyes, and image this word. 
Write it with an imaginary pencil upon imagi- 
nary paper. 

[204] 



Spelling 

Write it with a real pencil upon real paper. 

pre 

pos 

sess 

ing 

361 

KEEP THE K OUT OF 

ve' 

hi 

cle 

362 
DIM 

You dimmed your automobile lights. 

Rule — The consonant (m) preceded by a single 
vowel (i) is doubled if the suffix begins 
with a vowel (e). 

363 

ALWAYS THE HYPHEN 

To-day, 

To-night, 

To-morrow. 

[205] 



Minute-a-Day English 

364 

ALWAYS ize, DON'T YOU z 

The baby was 

baptized, 
idolized, 
equalized, 
legalized. 

365 

ALWAYS ize, DON'T YOU z 

What America will not do. 

America will not monopolize, 

colonize, 

neutralize, 

capsize. 

366 

ALWAYS ize, DON'T YOU z 

John's Duty 

John must economize, 

organize his forces, 
moralize his problems, 
sympathize with everyone, 
scrutinize all things, and 
systematize his business. 

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Spelling 

367 

ALWAYS ize, DON'T YOU z 

Very tantalizing, 
In fact agonizing, 
It might be called tyrannizing, 
I feel scandalized. 

368 

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT 

Note that verbs which end in a single conso- 
nant preceded by a single vowel double the final 
consonant in derivatives. 

o mit 

o mit t ing 

get 

get t ing 

sit 

sit t ing 

thin 
thin n ed 

rob 

rob b ed 

drum 

drum m ing 
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Minute-a-Day English 

swim 

swim m ing 

stir 

stir r ed 

369 
BILIOUS 

One 1 to this bil, Bill. 

370 

CHIMNEYS 

E stands for Edith, the city girl, 
Used to electric light. 
Her first vacation on a farm, 
The railroad miles out of sight. 

Mother said, "Edith, bring the chimney 
For the lamp, quick!" 
"Mother," said Edith, "I thought 
That chimneys were made of brick." 

chim' ney 
chim' ney 

371 

ANOINT 

Anoint him with 
an ointment. 

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Spelling 

372 

WHEN ex = egz 

In most words ex = egz comes before the 
vowels a, e, i, and u. 

exact 

exalt 

exasperate 

example 

exempt 

exert 

exemplary 

exist 

exult 

exhaust 

exhilirate 

(Practice this sound in the following.) 
PROFITEERS 

The existing laws exempt profiteers so that 
justice is not exacted, and profiteers are not 
examined. They exult and thereby exhaust the 
patience of men. The profiteers should be exam- 
ined, and every influence exerted to make trade 
in our country exemplary; to exalt our Nation, 
and not to exasperate our people. 
** [ 209 ] 



Minute-a-Day EnglisH 





373 




REPELLENT 


This 


is spelling repellent with 




elle 




elle 




repellent 


This 


is spelling repellent with 




repellent spelling 



374 

ALL AND THE HYPHEN 

PRACTICE 

All-possessed 

All-round 

All-sufficient 

All-embracing 

All-wise 

All-important 

All-glorious 

(And so on.) 

Exceptions: All Saints 

All Soul's Day 
All hail 
Al lover 
Allspice 
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Spelling 



375 

TWO R'S AND TWO S'S 

Embarrassment 

Embarrassment 

rr ss 

376 

TWO s's 

Pessimism makes a mess of things generally. 

Elihu Root, just after his Philadelphia 
speech, said to a Philadelphia reporter: 

"Despondent about our business future? 
Why, young man, nobody could be despon- 
dent about that except a confirmed pessimist. 

" A cheery, brave fellow said to a pessimist: 

"'At last, at last, I'm at the end of my 
troubles ! ' 

"'Which end?" said the pessimist, frown- 
ing! " — Philadelphia North American. 

377 

DIFFICULT TO SPELL 

vi 
li 

fy 

li 
vi 

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Minute-a-Day English 

378 

VEXATIOUS 

A plaguy guy 

379 

A SPELLING MATCH 

First Mess Cook — "Wot'll we give 'em 
to-morrow for afters? Tapioker?" 

Second Mess Cook — "That'll do; write it 
down; you'll want four pounds. " 

First Cook (spelling audibly as lie writes) — 
"Four pounds t-a-b-a — t-a-b-i — [hesitates] — 
we'd better 'ave macaroni." 

Second Cook — "All right; write it down, 
then." 

First Cook — "Four pounds m-a-k-a — m-a- 
k-i — oh, we'll 'ave rice! Four pounds r-i-s-e! " 

— Selected. 

Tapioca Macaroni 

380 

RARE 

The aeronaut defied the rarefied air. 

rarefied 
rarefy 
An e in rarefy. 

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Spelling 

381 

BATCH AND BACH 

Pronounce a, as in am; 

e, as in event; 
er, as in maker. 

Apply the sounds to 

bach 7 e ler 
bachelor 

Bach is pronounced bach (batch) in bachelor. 

PRACTICE 

Why should any man remain a bachelor and 
eat a batch of his own biscuits? 

"I couldn't get out of marrying her," Hen- 
peck explained. "When she proposed, she 
said: 'Will you marry me? Have you any 
objection?' You see, no matter whether I 
said 'Yes' or 'No,' she had me." 

"Why didn't you just keep silent, then?" 
inquired his friend. 

"That's what I did, and she said, 'Silence 
gives consent,' and that ended it." 

— Titbits. 

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Minute-a-Ba^ English 

382 

BATTY 

The battling battalion batted the ball. 
Two t's in battalion. 

383 

ONE N 

Come in Doc, you're late; and inoculate me. 

Come in Doc you're late 
and in oc u late me. 
in oc u late 
inoculate 
One n in inoculate. 

384 
TROUBLE WHEN YOU GET MARRIED 

Pronounce a, as in arm; 
e, as in event. 

Apply the sounds to 

sha re va' re 

chariva'ri 

Charivari, a mock serenade, 
when the wedding 
couple returns. 
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Spelling 

385 
SATAN'S SATEEN 
Satan sat in sateen. 

386 

COMPOUND NOUNS 

Note that as a rule compound nouns, where 
the component nouns are of one syllable, do not 
take the hyphen. 

PRACTICE 

railroad 

steamboat 

raindrop 

schoolboy 

butterknife 

candlestick 

rosebud 

daybreak 

heartache 

groundwork 

numskull 

iceberg 

anybody 

blacksmith 

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Minute-a-Day English 

387 

HOW MANY N'S? 

An na ba na na Ha va na 
An na, ba na na, Ha va na 
Anna, a banana from Havana. 

388 

TAKE YOUR SPELLING LESSON 

Have someone read to you one of the lists or 
pages in the INDEX. 

Write the answers. 

Note how many words you have spelled 
correctly. 

Concentrate upon the words you have mis- 
spelled. 

Keep at them until you have mastered them 
by the following : 

(a) Note the accent carefully. 

(b) Note well all the syllables. 

(c) Think of the similarities and differences in 

the syllables. 

(d) Scrutinize carefully the last syllable. 

(e) Shut your eyes. Trace the word in imagi- 

nation upon an imaginary paper, with 
an imaginary pencil. 

(f) Pronounce the word, and note the sounds. 

(g) Write the word three times. 

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Spelling 

The more heed you give to a word the more 
likely you are to use it, and with confidence. 

By using the above lesson on many words you 
will thereby increase your vocabulary and power 
of speaking. 



' 


389 


EXTRA CARE NEEDED 


hy 






poc' 




ri 




sy 


Note the ri and the sy. 




390 




EI OR IE 



How to remember whether a word is spelled 
with ei or ie. 

Alice 
li 
ce 

After 1, spell with ie; for example, 

relieve 
believe 

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Minute-a-Bay English 

After c, spell with ei; for example, 

conceive 
conceit 

Cowardice asks: " Is it safe? " 
Experience asks: " Is it polite? " 
Vanity asks: "Is it popular?" 
But Conscience asks: "Is it right? " 

— W. M. Punshon. 

391 

DAN 

Dan ? the Mohammedan 

392 

THE SPELLING OF SURNAMES AND 
BAPTISMAL NAMES 

A girl clerk in the Bureau of War Risk 
Insurance finds from the card index files of 
Uncle Sam's fighters that the name "Aloysi- 
us" is spelled in forty-nine different ways, 
and "Ignatz" in eighteen ways. Even the 
simple name "John" is spelled in twenty-four 
ways, as follows: John, Giovanni, Ian, Jac, 
Jack, Jackie, Jacques, Jan, Jans, Hans, Jean, 
Jno., Joahn, Jock, Johan, Johann, Johannes, 
Johni, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Johny, Jon, 
Juan. — Christian Work. 

In the spelling of surnames there is very great 
variety. 

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Spelling 

If we meet Mr. Shepherd we must learn defi- 
nitely the spelling of his name. 

PRACTICE 

Associate the name and person with another 
person of the same name and same spelling of 
the name. 

Visualize the name and connect it with some 
object. 

393 

OPTIMIST 

opti mist 
opti mist 
opti mist 

Freddie — What's an optimist, dad? 
Cobwigger — He's the fellow who doesn't know 
what's coming to him. 

— Lippincotfs. 

394 
TO GET RID OF "IR REV" 

(1) rel' e 

(2) rel' e 

(3) rel' e 

(4) ir rel' e vant 

(5) rel' e 

(6) rel' e 

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Minute-a-Day ILnglisH 



(7) 


rel' 


e 


(8) 


ir rel' 


e vant 


Repeat (1) to (8) five times 






395 






A RATE 






Sep' a rate 






a rate 






a rate 






a rate 



396 

TO KEEP THE LETTERS OF "IN" IN ORDER 

PRACTICE 



om 


' in 




om 


r in 




om' 


in 




om' 


in 


ous 


om' 


in 


ous 


om 


in 


ous 



397 
THREE ON THE COMMITTEE 

Three syllables, three letters in each. 

com mit tee 
3 3 3 

[220] 



Spelling 



398 

TO SPELL THIS WORD WITH AL 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Look carefully at the word. Let the impres- 
sion of al fix itself. 

Mineralogy 
al 
al 
al 

399 

TWO s's 

A canvass of Vassar. 

400 

SCALLOPS 

Sound 6, as in odd; 
u, as in up. 

Apply the sounds to 

skol' iip 

seal lop 
Some scallops, please. 
Some scalloped oysters, please. 

[221] 



Minute-a-Day English 

401 
ATTORNEY 

An old negro, when brought before the 
Judge, was asked if he were the defendant. 

Pointing to his attorney he said, "Dahs de 
de'fen'ant. I's de gent' man what stole the 
chickens." 

Spelling of attorney 

The attorney had torn the insurance papers. 

Pronunciation of attorney 

Sound u, as in urn, and apply the sound to 
He turned toward the (a tur' ni) attorney. 

402 

SPELL IT WITH a 

la 
O kla 
O kla ho' 
O kla ho' ma 

403 
FIANCE AND FIANCEE 

Sound e, as in eve; 
a, as in arm; 
a, as in ale. 

[222 ] 



Spelling 

Apply the sounds to 

fe an sa/ 
Always spell it thus: 
Fiance (the man) 
Fiancee (the woman) 
Always pronounce it fe an sa' whether re- 
ferring to the man or to the woman. 

404 

ALWAYS wd 

It is always crowd. 
Both noun and verb — crowd. 

He was crowded into the corner. 
There was a crowd on the street. 

405 
ELEEMOSYNARY 

Sound e, as in met; 
e, as in event; 
o, as in odd; 
a, as in senate; 
i, as in ill. 
Apply the sounds to 
el e mos' i na ri 
eleemosynary, relating to charity. 
To spell this word divide it thus in mind 
elee mosy nary 
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Minute-a-Day E,nglish 

406 
TWO AND ONE L 

There are two l's in million and one in Vermilion 

407 

WHEN ei = a, AS IN ALE 

If the sound is that of a, as in ale, then spell 
the word ei. 

PRACTICE 

d ei gn 
fr ei ght 
v ei n 
n ei gh 
ei ght 
h ei nous 
w ei ght 
r ei gn 

408 

ELIMINATE THE H IN 

Da ko ta 

Da ta 

Have you data concerning Dakota? 

[224] 



Spelling 



409 

CONNECTICUT 

Connect with Connect icut 

410 

ALLIE FROM CALIFORNIA 

Allie purchased calico in California. 

Cali 

Cali 

California 

411 
NOTICE THE TWO N'S IN 

Minneapolis Minnesota 
nn 



1 


nn 
Minneapolis 
nn 








nn 








412 








TENNESSEE 






Double the n 3 
Tennessee. 


, double the s, 

Tennessee 
Tennessee 
Tennessee 


double the e 


in 


IS 


[225] 







Minute-a-Day English 

413 

THE HYPHEN IS USED IN DESCRIPTIVE 
PHRASES 

PRACTICE 

sea-sick 
knee-deep 
snow-capped 
hard-hearted 
old-fashioned 
well-fed 
never-ending 
full-grown 
all-seeing 
black-eyed 
heavy-hearted 
well-to-do 
light-haired 
moth-eaten 
well-bred 
ox-eyed 
lion-hearted 
high-wrought 
able-bodied 
sober-minded 
air-tight 
man-of-war 
peace-at-any-price 
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Spelling 

forget-me-not 
devil-may-care 
Note that the hyphen is required in compound 
descriptive phrases which convey one idea. 

414 

WEDNESDAY 

Why wed on Wed nes day? 
Wednes pronounced wenz 

415 
BALANCE AND REMAINDER 
Lesson: To spell balance with one 1. 

balance 
The grocer uses balances to weigh sugar. 
1 
One 1 

This word balance should never be used in 
place of remainder. 

416 

THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTIONS ARE 

ALLOWABLE IN COLLOQUIAL SPEECH 

BUT NOT IN FORMAL PROSE 

COMPOSITION 

Arn't for are not 
Can't for can not 

[227] 



Minute-a-Day English 

Couldn't for could not 
Didn't for did not 
Doesn't for does not 
Don't for do not 
E'er for ever 1 
Hadn't for had not 
Hasn't for has not 
He'd for he would 
He'll for he will 
He's for he is 
I'd for I would 
I'll for I will 
I'm for I am 
I've for I have 
Isn't for is not 
Ne'er for never 1 
O'er for over 1 
Shan't for shall not 
Tis for it is 
'Twill for it will 
Won't for will not 

417 

TWO r's 

Note the spelling 

squirrel 

squirrel 

squirrel 

1 Poetic contractions. 

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Spelling 

It's queer that s-q-u-i-r is pronounced skwur. 

xiy as in up. 

squirrel 
(skwur' el) 

418 
DO YOU (C) THE POINT 

Do you (c) the point in this 
prophe(c)y? 
I prophesy that the prophecy will not come 
true. 

The evening lesson was from the Book of 
Job and the minister had just read, "Yea, 
the light of the wicked shall be put out," 
when immediately the church was in total 
darkness. 

"Brethren,'* said the minister with scarcely 
a moment's pause, "in view of the sudden and 
startling fulfilment of this prophecy, we will 
spend a few minutes in silent prayer for the 
electric lighting company." 

— Boston Transcript. 

419 

SHEW 

(From the Bible) 

Lesson: The spelling and pronunciation of shew. 
6, as in old 

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Minute-a-Day English 

Night unto night (sho) sheweth knowledge. 
Thou wilt (sho) shew me the path. 

I will (sho) shew mercies unto — 
God hath (sho) shewed thee — 
(sho) Shew mercy. 
How say est thou, (sho) Shew us the Father? 

420 

SY 

Learn this list which is spelled with sy. 

tip sy 

em bas sy 

ec sta sy 

cour te sy 

con tro ver sy 

her e sy 

hy poc ri sy 

po sy 

pro sy 

Aim sy 

new sy 

421 
COMPOUNDS OF SELF 

Every word in the Dictionary which is com- 
pounded with self except selfhood and selfsame 
requires a hyphen. 

PRACTICE 

self-assertion 

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And so on. 



Spelling 

self-command 

self-conceit 

self-content 

self-conscious 

self-control 

self-defense 

self-denial 



422 



NOTE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ADD 
ING 



retire 


retiring 


blame 


blaming 


note 


noting 


value 


valuing 


entice 


enticing 


hope 


hoping 


adore 


adoring 


excuse 


excusing 


force 


forcing 


hire 


hiring 


move 


moving 


desire 


desiring 


confine 


confining 


allure 


alluring 


advertise 


advertising 



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Minute-a-Day ILnglisH 



casing 
advancing 



case 

advance 
And so on. 

Note that when you add ing to words ending 
in e, the e is dropped. 

423 
IBLE 

Note that nouns which do not end in ation 
form the adjective by ible. 
PRACTICE 



fusion 


fusible 


contempt 


contemptible 


expression 


expressible 


credence 


credible 


defense 


defensible 


inversion 


invertible 


digestion 


digestible 


so on. 





424 
ABLE 

Note that when a noun ends in ation the 
adjective form ends in able. 
PRACTICE 
adoration adorable 

appreciation appreciable 

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Spelling 



calculation 
consolation 
estimation 
habitation 
laudation 
observation 
probation 
temptation 
taxation 
And so on. 



calculable 

consolable 

estimable 

habitable 

laudable 

observable 

probable 

temptable 

taxable 



425 



COMPOUNDS OF OVER 

Note that over does not require a hyphen, 
overhead 
overjoy 
overlap 
overmuch 
overpersuade 
overproduction 
overshadow 
overstep 
overwork 



And so on. 



426 



COMPOUNDS OF NUMBERS 

Note that half, quarter, four (any number used 
in forming an adjective) requires a hyphen. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

half-blooded 

half-breed 

half-hearted 

half-tone 

half-witted 

four-poster 

four-story 

six-sided 

427 

TWO g's WHEN SPELLING THIS DOG 

dogg 
doggerel 

428 
MENT 

Note that when you add ment to words 
ending in e, the e is retained. 

This is generally true. 

Exceptions: judgment, lodgment, acknow- 
ledgment, abridgment. 

PRACTICE 

confine confinement 

allure allurement 

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Spelling 



entice 


enticement 


induce 


inducement 


move 


movement 


disparage 


disparagement 


excite 


excitement 


amaze 


amazement 


encourage 


encouragement 


enlarge 


enlargement 




429 


A SPELLING LESSON 




impugn 




gnostic 




sovereign 




malign 




aught 




gnu 




gneiss 




gnaw 




slough 




brevier 




sortie 




hiccough 




caucus 



"Aren't you in favor of spelling reform?" 

"Not at all," answered the young woman 

at the typewriter. "Many a man would be 

writing his own letters if he knew how to 

spell all the difficult words." 

— Detroit Free Press. 

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Minute-a-Day E,nglisk 

430 
TWO N'S 
Are you beginning to notice that there are 
two n's in beginning? 
beginning 
beginning 

431 
COMPLAINANT 

Sound o, as in odd; 
a, as in ale; 
a. as in am. 
Apply the sounds to 

kom plan' ant 
complainant 

The judge went on to tell how Pat Some- 
body was brought before the judge on the 
charge of assault and battery, having struck 
a certain respectable citizen on the nose. 
"But," said Pat, "I was only having a little 
fun." The judge replied, "Pat, your right 
to have fun ends where the complainant's 
nose begins." — Christian Work. 

432 
JUST SO 

My daughter is (so) sewing 
She has gone to the (so) sewing society. 
Can you (so) sew? 

She (sos) sews well. 

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Spelling 



433 
FORGETTING 

An absent-minded husband was asked by 
bis wife to stop in a store on the way down- 
town and buy her three articles of feminine 
wear. Of course when he reached the store 
he had forgotten what they were. So the 
young clerk behind the first counter was 
amazed to hear: 

"Excuse me, my wife told me to come in 
here and get her some things to wear and I've 
forgotten what they are. Would you mind 
naming over a few things?" 

— Southern Woman's Magazine. 

Remember, two t's in forgetting. 

434 

KEEP YOUR EYES ON PRIVILEGE 

privilege 

i i 

e e 

Two i's. 

Two e's. 

435 
TIDBIT 

Tidbit is a variant of titbit. 

In a little school-house in the north of Scot- 
land, the school-master keeps his boys grind- 

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Min\*te-a-Day English 

ing steadily at their desks, but gives them 
permission to nibble from their lunch-bas- 
kets sometimes as they work. 

One day, while the master was instructing 
a class in the rule of three, he noticed that 
one of his pupils was paying more attention 
to a small tart than to his lesson. 

"Tom Bain," said the master, "listen to 
the lesson, will ye?" 

"I'm listening, sir," said the boy. 

"Listening, are ye?" exclaimed the master. 
"Then ye 're listening wi' one ear an' eating 
pie wi' the other." — Tidbits, 

436 

CHIN 

The machinist injured his chin. 
The machinist injured his chin. 
The machinist injured his chin. 

Can you spell machinist now? 

437 

ALL RIGHT 

There is no such word as alright. 
All right. 
Enough said. 



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V 
Studies in Stems — Latin, Greek, French 



[239] 



438 
THE DANGER OF FOREIGN PHRASES 

"I don't like your heart action," the doc- 
tor said, applying the stethoscope again. 
"You have had some trouble with angina 
pectoris." 

"You're partly right, doctor,'* said the 
young man, sheepishly, "only that ain't her 
name." — Indianapolis Medical Journal. 

439 

seriatim means in regular order 
status means standing 

data means facts 
quota means share 
dictum means assertion 
gratis means free 
strata means layers 
addendum means something added 

440 

pater means father 
rex means king 

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Min\ate-a-Day English 

homo means man 

puer means boy 

nox means night 

annus means year 

patria means country 

Deus means God 

filius means son 

dies means day 

441 

femina means woman 
mater means mother 
errata means errors 
terra means earth 
maximum means greatest 
minimum means smallest 
verbatim means word for word 
literatim means letter for letter 

442 
dicere, dictum = to speak, say 

ad diet (to habituate) 

ver diet (decision; judgment) 

vale diet ory (farewell speech) 
male diet ion (a slander; a curse) 
bene diet ion (blessing) 
[242] 



Sterns — Latin 

pre diet (to say before; to foretell) 

inter diet (to forbid) 

e diet (a formal utterance) 

diet ion (manner of speech) 

contra diet (to speak against) 

443 
mittere = to throw, send, to let go 



ad mit 


(to let in) 


e mit 


(to send forth) 


per mit 


(to let go through) 


re mit 


(to send back) 


trans mit 


(to send across) 


o mit 


( to leave out) 


sub mit 


(to yield, resign) 



444 
cor, cordis = heart 



cord ial 


(heart stimulant) 


cor diai 


(hearty) 


con cord 


(agreement of hearts) 


dis cord 


(disagreement of hearts) 


re cord 


(to bring again to heart; to make 




a memorandum of) 


core 


(the heart of it) 


cour age 


(boldness of heart) 




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Minute-a-Day English 

445 

cura = care, attention 

cur e (to heal by care) 

ac cur ate (careful; precise) 

cur ious (inquisitive) 

cur ate (one who has the care of souls) 

se cur e (free from care or anxiety) 

sine cur e (a position without a care) 

446 

rumpere, ruptum = to break 

rupt ure (a breaking) 
e rupt ion (a breaking out) 
dis rupt ion (a breaking asunder) 
bank rupt (broken financially) 

inter rupt (to break between) 

ab rupt (broken off; sudden; discon- 

nected) 
cor rupt (to undermine the moral 

standard) 

447 

tempus, temporis = time 

tempor al (relating to time) 
tempor ary (for a short time) 

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Stems — Latin 



tempor ize 

ex tempor ize 
con tempor ary 
temper ance 



(to comply with the cir- 
cumstances) 
(to produce at the moment) 
(living at the same time) 
(well-timed ways; moder- 
ation) 

448 



pes, pedis = foot 



ped al 


(a lever moved by the foot) 


bi ped 


(two-footed) 


ex ped ite 


(to hasten one's feet; to 




hasten the progress of) 


im ped iment 


(the entangling of one's 




feet; a hinderance) • 


quadru ped 


(four-footed) 


ped estal 


(foot-place; a base) 



449 
specere, spectum = look, see 



su spect 


(to look under; to mistrust) 


re spect 


(to look again; to think 




highly of) 


>tro spect 


(a looking back; a review of 




the past) 


pro spect 


(a looking forward; a view; 




expectation) 




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Minute-a-Day E,ngiisH 

circum spect (watchful on every side) 

spect re (an apparition) 
m spect (to look into; to examine) 

ex pect (to look out; to look for- 

ward to) 
spect acles (lenses to aid the sight; ob- 
jects regarded) 

450 

corpus, corporis = body 

corpor al (relating to the body) 

in corpor ate (united into a body) 

corpor ation (a legal body) 

corpu lent (having a fleshy body) 

corpus cle (a minute body) 

corps (a body of troops) 

corpse (a dead body) 

451 

facere, factum = to make, do 

af feet (to act upon) 

ef feet (to work out; to bring to pass) 

per feet (made thoroughly; without flaw) 

de feet (imperfection) 

con feet ion (a preparation with sugar; a 
sweetmeat) 

in feet (to put into; to taint) 

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Stems — Latin 

452 
facere, factum = to make, do 

fac simile (an exact copy) 

fac ile (easy to do) 

fac tor (one who or that which does or 

acts) 

fac t (a something done; actual happen- 

ing) 

fac tion (a working group; a contentious 

group) 

fac titious (artificial; unnatural) 

fac totum (an all-doer) 



453 





fa — ; fatus = speak 




fas = divine law 


af fa ble 


(easy to be spoken to) 


fa ble 


(a story) 


fa iry 


(an imaginary spirit) 


in ef fa ble 


(beyond power to speak of; in- 




expressible) 


in fa nt 


(not speaking; a small child; a 




minor) 


in fa nt ] 


ry (a body of foot soldiers) 




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Minute-a-Day English 



ne fa ri ous (not divine law; wicked) 
pre fa ce (something spoken at first; an 

introduction) 

454 



ferre = to bear, bring, carry 

(to bring together; to compare views) 

(to bear apart; to put off) 

(to bear before; to regard or honor 
before another) 

(to bring in; to deduce) 

(to bring forward; to offer) 

(to bear up under) 

(to carry across) 

(to carry back; to trace or ascribe to 
person or thing related) 

(to bring toward; to present for ac- 
ceptance) 

455 

fides = faith, trust 



con fer 


de fer 


pre fer 


in fer 


prof fer 


suf fer 


rans fer 


re fer 



of fer 



in fid el 

per fid ious 
fid elity 
con fid e 
af fid a vit 



(one who does not hold the faith ; 

an unbeliever) 
(breaking faith) 
(faithfulness) 

(to trust together; to intrust to) 
(a sworn statement in writing) 

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Stems — Latin 



456 





finis = end 




finire = to end 


fin al 


(at the end) 


fin e 


(finished, exquisite) 


con fin e 


(to keep within bounds) 


de fin e 


(to put down ends; to determine 




the boundaries of; to explain) 


fin ish 


(to bring to an end) 


fin ite 


(having an end) 


in fin ite 


(without end) 


re fin e 


(to finish again; to free from im- 




purities) 


super fin e 


(above the fine; extra fine) 



457 

genus, generis = kind, race 
gignere, genitus = to beget 



gen er ous 

gen u ine 

gen er al 
pro gen y 
de gen er ate 



(of a noble class; magnanim- 
ous, liberal) 
(of the true kind; unadulter- 
ated, authentic) 
(belonging to the whole class) 
(kin brought forth; offspring) 
(having become worse than 
one's kind; degraded) 

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Minute-a-Day English 

gen teel (well bred, kind) 

gen tile (of the same kind or race; 

particularly belonging to the 
nations at large, as distin- 
guished from the Jews) 
indi gen ous (native) 

in gen uous (free from reserve; naive) 

458 

animus = mind, soul, spirit 

un anim ous (u nan' i mus) 

(un, unus = one) of one mind 

magn anim ous (mag nan' i mus) 

(magnus = great) having a great soul 

pusill anim ous (pu si Ian' i mus) 

(pusillus = very little) of a very little weak 

soul 

equ anim ity (e kwa nim' i ti) 

(sequus = equal) evenness of mind 

Sound a, as in am; i, as in ill; u, as in iip; 

e, as in eve; a, as in ask; ti, as in unit. 
Apply the sounds. 

459 

de = down 
retro = back 

ad = to 

[250] 



Stems — Latin 



con 


= 


together 


de 


= 


aside 


e 


== 


out 


in 


= 


in 


pro 


= 


forward 


trans 


= 


across 



460 
gradi, gressus = to go, step 



ag gress 


(to go against; to attack) 


con gress 


(a going together, an assembly) 


di gress 


(to step aside; to turn from the 




main topic) 


e gress 


(a going out; departure) 


in gress 


(a going in; entrance) 


pro gress 


(a going forward; advance) 


trans gress 


(to go beyond; to violate a law) 




461 




gradus = step 


grad e 


(a step) 


grad ual (step by step) 


grad uate (divide into steps) 


de grad e 


(to cause to step down; to re- 




duce in value) 


retro grad e 


(to go backward) 




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Minute-a-Day English 
462 

graphein = to write 

auto graph (that which is written with 
(autos = self) one's own hand) 

bio graph y (a written account of a life) 
(bios = life) 

geo graph y (a written description of the 
(ge = earth) earth) 

litho graph (a writing upon stone) 
(lithos = stone) 

photo graph (a writing or drawing made by 
(photos = light) light) 



463 

graphein = to write 

steno graphy (short stroke writing; i.e., ab- 
(stenos = close) breviated) 

graph ite (a mineral used to write with) 
graph ic (vividly written) 
tele graphy (far off writing) 
(tele = afar off) 

phono graph (an instrument for recording 

(phone = sound) sound) 

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Stems — GreeK 





Chronometer 




chronos 




metron 


(time) 


Thermometer 


(measure) 


thermos 




metron 


(heat) 


Electrometer 


(measure) 


electron 




metron 


(electricity) 


Hydrometer 


(measure) 


hydros 




metron 


(water) 


Barometer 


(measure) 


baros 




metron 


(weight) 


Photometer 


(measure) 


photos 




metron 


(light) 


465 
Autocrat 


(measure) 


(autos = self) 


(kratos 

[2531 


= strength) 



Minute-a-Day E,nglish 

Democrat 
(demos = the people) (kratos = strength) 

Plutocrat 
(ploutos = wealth) (kratos = strength) 

Aristocrat 
(aristos = best) (kratos = strength) 

Ochlocracy 
(ochlos = mob) (kratos = strength) 

466 
logos = word, speech 

Mythology 
(mythos = fable) (logos = speech) 

Philology 
(philos = fond of) (logos = speech) 

Psychology 
(psyche = soul) (logos = speech) 

Phrenology 

(phrenos = mind) (logos = speech) 

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Stems — GreeK 

Theology 
(Theos = God) (logos = speech) 

Technology 
(techne = art) (logos = speech) 

467 

Symphony 
(sym = together) (phone = sound) 

Cosmopolitan 
(kosmos = the world) (polites = a citizen) 

Metropolis 
(meter = mother) (polis = city) 

468 

Antipathy 
(anti = against) (pathos = suffering) 

Apathy 
(a = not) (pathos = suffering) 

Sympathy 
(sym = together) (pathos = suffering) 

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Minute-a-Day English 



469 

chronos = time 



chron icle 
chron ic 
chron ology 
ana chron ism 

syn chron ism 



(a record of events) 
(continuing for a long time) 
(science of computing dates) 
(a blunder as to time; a mis- 
date) 
(concurrence of events in 
time) 

470 



(da bii') debut. The first appearance before the 
public. 

(pet' i) petit. Small, insignificant. 

(ra goo') ragout. Stewed meats highly seasoned. 

(kwe zen') cuisine. Style of cooking. 

(swa ra/) soiree. An evening party. 

ko' te ri) coterie. A private circle for social 
purposes. 

(an kor') encore. Once more. 

(pa sa') passe. Past, faded, antiquated. 

(por tyar') portiere. Curtain hanging in door- 
way. 

(bon ton') bon ton. Good style. 

(troo so') trousseau. A bride's outfit. 

(ran' de voo) rendezvous. A place appointed 
for meeting. 

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Wo r ds — Fr en cK 

(ke vev') qui vive. On the alert, 
(kart blansh') carte blanche. Unconditional 
permission. 

An American soldier went into a restaurant 
in France and found another "doughboy" 
struggling with a bill of fare that was in 
"English." "H-a-u-t-e m-i-1-l-e," he was 
spelling out. "H-a-u-t-e m-i-1-l-e! What in 
the dickens is that?" 

The first soldier took the card and began 
to struggle, too. But not until he had said 
the words aloud three times could he make 
head or tail of them. Then he threw back 
his head and shouted: 

"Why, boy, it's oatmeal, spelled ct la 
frangaise, 'H-a-u-t-e m-i-1-l-e,' Oat meal! 
See!" — Youth's Companion. 

Sound a, as in ale; ii, as in menu; e, as in end; 
1, as in ill; a, as in ask; 66, as in food: 
e, as in event; e, as in eve; a, as in arm; 
6, as in obey; a, as in care; 6, as in orb; 
6, as in old; er, as in maker; n, as ng 
in sing. 



17 



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YI 
Studies in Syllabication 



1 259 J 



A bit of correcting, every day, 
Drives the wrong syllabication away. 

471 

Say it Chineselike 

Eve Ning 

Good ev'ning, Mr. Johnson. 

Good ev'ning, Mrs. Jones. 

Remember, two syllables 

PRACTICE 

A pleasant evening. 

This evening I will meet you. 
Come to-morrow evening. 

472 
PRACTICE 

Pronounce (1) to (4) consecutively. 

(1) gar d'n er 

(2) I am a gar d'n er. 

(3) As a gar d'n er you are a suc- 
cess. 

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Mimite-a-Day English 

(4) Three syllables in gar d'n er. 

"How did your husband's gardening tura 
out? " 

"Not well so far," responded the serious 
woman. "The preliminary outdoor work 
gave him such an appetite that he ate the 
potatoes instead of planting them!" 

— Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph . 

473 
ARTICULATE THE A 

tern 

per 
a 

meat 

PRACTICE 

He is quite temperamental. 
(Are you articulating the a? Make it a syllable.) 

474 

DON'T LAUGH 

Two syllables 
Two syllables 

tick lish 

Two syllables 
Two syllables 

[262] 



Syllabication 

The teacher of the class in physiology put 
to Tommy this question: 

"How many ribs have you?*' 
"I don't know, ma'am,'* said Tommy, 
squirming at the very thought. "I am so 
awful ticklish I never could count 'em." 

— Youth's Companion. 

475 

THREE SYLLABLES 

his to ry 
his to ry 
his to ry 

PRACTICE 

American history, 

French history. 

Italian history. 

English history. 

Greek history. 

Roman history. 

476 
NOT EXTRA 

Note the syllabication of this word. 

ex traor' di na ry 
Look at it for half a minute. 

You are making ex-traor-di-na-ry progress. 

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Minute-a-Day ILnglisH 

477 

THREE SYLLABLES, AND THREE FIGURES 
IN THE PRICE 

PRACTICE 

Clarice has a di a mond ring. 
Lend me your di a mond pin. 

I have a di a mond necklace. 
The South African di a mond mines. 
Three syllables in di a mond. 

478 
FOUR SYLLABLES 

Think of four pall-bearers. 

cem e ter y 

(1) (2) (3) (4) 

479 

INSTRUCTIONS 

This is a fine word for lip practice. 
Repeat (1) to (6) consecutively ten times. 



(1) par tic' 

(2) par tic' u 

(3) par tic' u lar 

(4) par tic' u lar ly 

[264] 



Syllabication 

(5) par tic' u lar ly pleasant 

(6) Not par tic' u lar ly pleasant 

Farmer: "So you're an experienced milker, 
hey? Now, which side uv a cow do you set 
on when you milk her?" 

Applicant for Job: "0, I ain't a bit par- 
tickler, if the cow ain't!" — Buffalo Express. 

480 

"What is the hour?" 
"Eh? 'Leven o'clock." 
"Thank you, sir, e-lev'n." 

481 

Greetings to the "Cord-i-al" brother. 

Sound 6, as in orb; 
a, as in am; 
i, as in ill; 
d, as j. 

Apply the sounds to 

kor' jal 
cordial 
He is a very cordial man. 

Very cordial relationships exist. 
We were cordially received. 

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Minute-a-Day English 

482 
FOUR SYLLABLES 
INSTRUCTIONS 
Articulate (1) to (4) consecutively. 

Pronounce (5) ten times, 
neu ral' 
neu ral' 
neu ral' gi a 
neu ral' gi a 
May you never suffer from neu ral gi a. 

483 

TO AVOID ADDING AN EXTRA SYLLABLE 

OF A 
Sound i, as in ill. 
Repeat as a College Yell. 
rig 
rig 

rig ma role 
rig 
rig 
rig ma role 

484 
TO GET RID OF CASUAL(I)TY 

Sound a, as in am; 
c, as k; 
s, as in pleasure (zh) . 

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Syllabication 

Apply these sounds to 

kazh' 
kazh' u 
kazh' u al 
kazh 7 u al tiz 
There are many casualties in the city. 

"Were you very sick with the 'flu,' 
Rastus?" 

"Sick! Sick! Man, Ah was so sick, mos' 
ebery night Ah look in dat er casualty list for 
mah name." — Judge. 

485 

KEEPING OUT THE BEBS 

Sound 66, as in food. 
Apply the sound to 
joo' 

joo' j66b 
joo' joobs 

PRACTICE 

Give me a jujube. 
I bought some jujubes* 
Julia, will you have some jujubes? 

486 

Four. The number of syllables. Have you bee« 
using but three? 

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PRACTICE 

con temp'tu ous 
It was a most con temp' tu ous practice. 

487 

SYLLABICATION PRACTICE 

Four (4) syllables 
Four (4) syllables 

u su al ly 

Four (4) syllables 
Four (4) syllables 

Pronounce usually ten times. 

488 

Sound 6, as in orb; 
i, as in ill; 
a, as in ask. 

Apply these sounds to 

6g zil' ya ri 
aux il ia ry 
Pronounce aux il ia ry ten times. 

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489 

FIVE SYLLABLES ALWAYS 

pe cu' ni a ry 
12 3 4 5 

PRACTICE 

He was a particularly pecuniary person. 
(This is good lip practice.) 

490 
FOUR SYLLABLES 

(1) nat ur al ly 

(2) It is not nat ur al ly an easy method. 

(3) Nat ur al ly so. 

(4) One would nat ur al ly think that he — . 

Repeat (1) to (4) several times. 

491 

ALWAYS YOUNG 

Ag ed (an adjective), two syllables, unless in 
compounds. Then, middle-aged (ajd). 
Aged (a participle), one syllable. 

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PRACTICE 

An ag ed man 
He has aged greatly. 
He is middle-aged. 
A middle-aged man 

492 
Re al ly 
Are there re al ly three syllables in re ai ly? 

493 

THREE SYLLABLES 

i vo ry 
Three cakes of i vo ry soap, please. 
An i vo ry ball. 
Three tusks of fine i vo ry. 
Three S3^11ables in i vo ry. 

494 

Eliminating "ti" and "kate" which are ofte* 
introduced into this word. 

Repeat (1) to (5) consecutively. 

re sus' 
re sus' ci 
re sus' ci tate 
resuscitate 
Ti^e doctor endeavored to resuscitate the child. 
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495 
TWO SYLLABLES 

Sound 6, as in old; 
i, as in ill. 

Apply the sounds to 

vod' vil 
vaude' ville 
He went to the vaudeville. 

A vaudeville actor. 

496 
THREE SYLLABLES 

Instructions: Repeat (1) to (4) five times. 

(1) quan' 

(2) quan' da 

(3) quan' da ry 

(4) I am in a quan' da ry about — 

This lesson seems simple, too much so, per- 
haps; but if you are now saying quan' da ry, 
three syllables, it is of value. 

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497 

THREE SYLLABLES OR TWO 

te' di ous (te di us) or (ted' yus) 
A very te' di ous speaker. 
In the most te' di ous manner possible. 

498 

NO MORE "el-um» TREES 

One syllable only 
Repeat (1) to (6) rapidly. 

(1) elm 

(2) elm 

(3) elm 

(4) The stately elm trees. 

(5) The Harvard elm. 

(6) I love elm trees. 



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499 



ELIMINATING "LEARN" 

Martha: "Mother, teach me how to cook." 
Mother: "Ask Alice to teach you how to cook/' 
Martha: "Mother, Alice taught me how to 
cook.'' 

George: "Father, teach me how to shoot a 

rifle." 
Father: "Ask William to teach you how to 

shoot." 
George: "Father, William taught me how to 

shoot." 

Frank: "Uncle, teach me how to whistle." 
Uncle: "Ask Auntie to teach you how." 
Frank: "Uncle I have learned how to whistle. 
Auntie taught me." 

PRACTICE 

Let me teach you how to cook. 
Let me teach you how to sew. 
Let me teach you how to sweep. 
Let me teach you how to dust. 
Let me teach you how to write. 
Let me teach you how to swim. 

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500 
ELIMINATING "JOHN AND ME" 

Leader says : " John and Mary will each imitate 
a person eating an apple." 
(After this is done, the Leader 
says to them, "What did you 
do?") 

John says: "Mary and I imitated a person eat- 
ing an apple." 

Mary says: " John and I imitated a person eat- 
ing an apple." 

Leader says: "Ruth and Charles will each imi- 
tate eating their supper." 
(After this is done the Leader 
says, "What did you do?") 

Charles says: "Ruth and I imitated ourselves 
eating our supper." 

Ruth says: "Charles and I imitated ourselves 
eating our supper." 
(And so on for other imitations.) 

501 
ELIMINATING "BE BACK" 

James says: "Mother, I am going with Henry, 

I will come back in an hour." 
William says: "Mother, I am going with Uncle 
Frank. I will come back with 

him." 
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Charles says: "Mother, I am going over to 
Harry's for my skates. I will 
come back in a minute." 

(So on with other children.) 

"Be" means to exist. 
"Come" means to move toward, to 
approach. 

502 

MAY INDICATES " REQUEST FOR 
PERMISSION " 

PRACTICE 

"Mother, may I go with Alice?" 
"Father, may I have your knife?" 
"George, may I borrow your pencil?" 
"Grace, may I have your book?" 
"Thomas, may I go to town with you?" 
"Alfred, may I go fishing with you?" 
"Mr. Wilson, may I borrow your rake?" 
"Postmaster, may I have our mail, please?" 

503 

CAN MEANS " ABLE TO * 

PRACTICE 

"Mother, can you open my knife?" 
"Father, can you spell plaguy?" 

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"George, can you swim?" 

"William, can you help me with my lessons?'' 

"John, can you fix the lawn-mower?" 

504 
A SPELLING GAME FOR 52 PERSONS 

Make or secure two sets of letters of the 
alphabet. 

Make them of a size which can be seen sixty- 
feet distant. 

The game requires twenty -six persons to the 
side. 

A letter is given to each person, an alphabet to 
a side. 

The sides stand in alphabetical order about 
ten feet apart. 

Stand the sides in reverse order, A opposite Z, 
and so on. 

A Leader and Judges are needed. 

The Leader announces a word. The persons on 
each side must run quickly to the end of the line, 
one side to one end, and the other side to the 
other, and stand so that the word is correctly 
spelled as they hold their letters in front of them. 

The side spelling the word first wins. 

The Judges stand in the middle between the 
sides. 

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Have the leader choose words in advance which 
do not repeat the same letters. If words are 
used which do repeat the same letters make use 
of the first letter only when spelling the word by- 
position at the ends, the others remaining in 
their places. 

Choose words which will make use of all the 
letters in the alphabet during the game. 

505 
"IT WAS THEY" 

Mother (or teacher) says: "William, turn 
your face toward the wall, and close your eyes. 
I want you to guess who clap their hands/' 
(Two or three clap their hands.) 

" William, " continues Mother, "whom did you 
hear?" 

William turns, and opens his eyes, and points 
to those whom he thinks clapped and says: "It 
was they." 

If William guesses all correctly, then those who 
did not clap say, "It was they." And immedi- 
ately all those who did clap answer, "It was we." 

W r hen William points out those who he thinks 
clapped, if he makes a mistake, at the moment 
he makes it, all say, "It is not he (or she)." 

Of course, William has only as many guesses 
as the number of children that clapped. 

Then another child becomes the Guesser. 

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506 

ADJECTIVE GAME 

The teacher (or mother) chooses some word; 
for example, cat. 

Each person must use a word defining a differ- 
ent kind or quality of cat. 

If one fails to add a new word, he is out of 
the game. 

AN ILLUSTRATION 

My cat is a beautiful cat. 
My cat is a Maltese cat. 
My cat is a gray cat. 
My cat is an old cat. 
My cat is a meowing cat. 
My cat is a snoozing cat. 
My cat is a singed cat. 

507 

ELIMINATING "I KIN" 

Mother (or teacher) says: "Children, who 
can tell Ann the answer to 3 x 3?" 

A child answers, "I can tell Ann." 
Another child answers: "I can tell Ann." 

(And so on with the others.) 

Require distinct pronunciation. 
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508 
ELIMINATING "IS IT ME?" 

The child is blindfolded, and turned face 
toward the wall. 

Someone comes quietly behind, and taps him 
on the shoulder. 

The Leader asks, "Who touched you?" 

The response by the blindfolded child is, "It 
was ." 

The response then is, "It was I" or "It was not 
L" 

When a correct guess is made let all say, "It 
was he (or she)." 

509 
A PARTY PARLOR GAME 

(a) If there are several persons, choose two sides 

as in a "Spelling Bee." 

(b) The game is to make the longest word pos- 

sible, each person adding a letter. 

(c) If one fails to add a letter, he is out. 

(d) If one completes the word, he is out. 

AN ILLUSTRATION 

The first person chooses a word beginning 
with any letter. Suppose it is the letter A. 

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The next in turn, thinks of Animal and gives 
the letter N. 

The next in turn must think of a word begin- 
ning with An, and thinks of Annapolis, and 
gives the letter N. 

The next in turn thinks of Announce, and 
gives the letter 0. 

The next must think of a word beginning 
with Anno, and thinks of Annoy. But this 
would end the word, and he would be out of 
the game. So he thinks of Annotations, and 
gives the letter T. 

The next thinks of the same word and gives 
the letter A. 

The next gives the letter T. 

The next gives the letter I. 

The next gives the letter O. 

The next gives the letter N. 

The next gives the letter S, and is out of the 
game. 

510 
LYING 

One child leaves the room. 

Those remaining choose an object and hide it, 
remembering what it is lying upon. 

The child is called into the room and is asked, 
44 Where is (naming the object) lying?" 
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The child answers, " It is lying on the . " 

If the answer is wrong, all together say, "It 

is not lying on the ." 

If the answer is correct, all say together, "It 

is lying on the ." 

511 

(Mary) whispers to her mother (or teacher) 
the name of a person present. She then stands 
before all and says, "Of whom am I thinking?" 

In turn, the children guess. 

The child that guesses correctly now whispers 
a name to the mother (or teacher) and stands 
before the others and asks the question, "Of 
whom am I thinking?" 

512 

LANGUAGE GAME OF "HE AND I" 

Mother : " William, take Alice by the hand, and 
come to me." 
(William complies and mother continues:) 

"What do you want (or want to do)? " 
William: "Alice (or she) and I want to go to 

the Party." 
Alice: "William (or he) and I want to go to 

the Party." 
Mother: "You may go to the Party." 

(Mother calls two others, and so on.) 

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513 
ELIMINATING "DONE IT" 

Alice stands blindfolded. 

A child tiptoes to her and touches her and 
returns to his seat. 

Teacher (or mother) asks, "Alice, who touched 
you?" 

Alice replies, "John did it." 

If Alice answers correctly, all say, "John did." 

If Alice answers incorrectly, all say, "John 
didn't." 

514 

ELIMINATING "I SEEN" 

Have the children tell, in turn, of coming to 
school or home, and give a list of things they saw. 

ILLUSTRATION 

John says, "I saw a wagon. " 
"I saw a ship." 
"I saw a bird." 
"I saw a squirrel." 

515 

ELIMINATING "DON'T" 

Mother (or teacher) says, "Tell me some 

things your doesn't do." 

The child answers, "My doesn't .*' 

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ILLUSTRATION 

Mother: " William, tell me some things your 
rabbit doesn't do." 

William: "My rabbit doesn't bark." 
"My rabbit doesn't sneeze/* 
"My rabbit doesn't walk." 

516 

THE MAY GAME 

May is used in asking permission. 



"Mr. - 
"Miss 



"Mother, 
"Harry, 
"Grace, 
"'Mrs. — 
apples?" 



may I see your watch?" 
may I speak to James?" 
may I go out on the lawn?" 
may I have some of your papers? " 
may I see your new pin?" 
may William and I have some 

517 



MEASURING GAME 

Have two children of different heights stand 
side by side. 

Have the other children pass by, and each one 
say, as he passes, " is not so tall as — — ." 

(Then, two other children stand side by side.) 

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518 

OF 

THE TIME GAME 

Mother: "Walter, what time is it?" 
Walter: "Mother, it is ten minutes of three 
o'clock." 

Mother: "Alice, what time is it?" 

Alice: "Mother, it is nine minutes of three 

o'clock." 

(And so on with the others.) 

519 

SHALL AND WILL 

INVITATION GAME 

Children, one by one, come to mother (or 
teacher) with invitations. 

Mary: "Mother, I shall go to the movies, to- 
morrow. Will you go with me?" 

Jessie: "Mother, I shall go to Uncle Homer's, 
to-morrow. Will you go with me?" 

(Care must be taken to have shall and will 
msed as indicated.) 

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520 

SHOULD AND WOULD GAME 

John: "Mother, I should like to have a pony." 
Mother: "John, I am sure you would enjoy 
one." 

Mary: "Mother, I should like to have a new 

dress." 
Mother: "Mary, I am sure you would be hap- 
py then." 

Have the other children make requests, using 
should when they refer to themselves and the 
future. 

The mother (or teacher) responds with would. 

521 
ELIMINATING "AIN'T GOT" 

Play "Borrowing" with the children. 

The request is, " , lend me your -." 

The response always is, "I have no ." 



ILLUSTRATION 

Henry: "George, lend me your knife. 
George: "Henry, I have no knife." 

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Charles: "William, lend me your horse/' 
William: "Charles, I have no horse." 

Alice: "Father, lend me a million dollars." 
Father: "Alice, I have no million dollars." 

522 

FLOWER GAME 

Children (play) bring flowers to mother (or 
teacher). 

Janet says: "Mother, here is a rose." 
Mother says: "It looks so beautiful and smells 

so sweet." 
Janet says: "It looks so beautiful and smells so 
sweet." 

(Repeat the above when the next child brings 
an imaginary flower.) 

523 

THE "GOT" GAME 

Rule — "Got" is omitted when the present tense 
is used and possession is indicated. 
Have indicates possession, hence got is 
omitted. 

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ILLUSTRATION 

Mother: "John, what have you?" 
John: "Mother, I have a cookie." 
Mother: "Mary, what have you?" 
Mary: "Mother, I have a doll." 
Mother: "Charles, what have you?" 
Charles: "Mother, I have a pencil." 
Mother: "William, what have you?" 
William: "Mother, I have nothing." 

PRACTICE 

I have a new hat. 
I have some maple syrup. 
I have a dollar. 
I have a sled. 
We have some chickens. 



524 
LAY AND LIE GAME 

George lies down on the floor. 

Mary says: "Mother (or teacher), George has 
lain down on the floor." 

Susie says: "Mother (or teacher), George has 
lain down on the floor." 
(So on with the others present.) 

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George stands up. 

Mary says: " Mother (or teacher), I think 

George lay on the floor one 

minute/' 

Susie says: "Mother (or teacher), I think 

George lay on the floor two 

minutes.'' 

(So on with the others present.) 

Mary says: " Mother (or teacher), have George 

lie down again." 
Susie says: "Mother (or teacher), have George 

lie down again." 

(So on with the others present.) 



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525 
SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTY GAMES 

I. Select a page in the Index. At the time 
of the Party, write only the numbers of the 
studies on separate slips of paper. Put them in 
a hat. Have each one draw a slip, and read the 
item under the number drawn while the others 
listen. 

II. Take the following Studies, one at a time, 
and have each one at the Party try to give the 
Study perfectly: 49, 180, 181, 188, 185, 193, 
194, 204, 205, 250. 

III. Select, beforehand, as many numbers of 
the Studies as you expect to have persons pres- 
ent. Write these numbers and the names of the 
persons on slips of paper and require that they 
be read. 

IV. Have a "Spelling Bee." Use the In- 
dex for words. Also, see 504. 

V. See numbers 180 to 205 for distinct pro- 
nunciation games. 

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VI, Make a " Literary " game out of num- 
bers 206— 81$, 

VII. Look under Anecdotes in the Index, 
and use the numbers as directed in I above. 



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Numbers refer to sections. 



A, sound of — 

as in arm, 192 

as in ask, 193 
See Our a's, 303 
Abhor, hate, detest, 53 
Abundant, 60 
Accent, 150-179 

adult, 177 

aeronaut, 174 

allies, 150 

allopathic, 179 

alternate, 153 

blockhead, 156 

chilblains, 171 

clairvoyant, 176 

combative, 161 

conversant, 160 

diocesan, 168 

exemplary, 169 

expert, 151 

harassed, 173 

herculean, 157 

homeopathic, 179 

hospitable, 155 

ignoramus, 175 

indisputable, 163 

indissoluble, 159 

industry, 166 



inexplicable, 164 

inquiry, 167 

irrevocable, 165 

lamentable, 172 

lyceum, 158 

mischievousness, 152 

aoun and verb forms, 97 

orchestra, 178 

picayune, 154 

portrait, 170 

vehement, 162 
See Pronunciation 
Account, narrative, 55 
Acknowledge, confess, 56 
Acoustics, 330 
Actor, 281 
Adirondacks, 353 
Adjectives, 78-149 

better, 116 

either, both, 90 

elder, 100 

foot, 93 

good, 107 

less, fewer, 88 

many, much, 129 

real, 85 

See Grammatical Ex- 
pression 
Adjective game, 506 
Admire, 54 



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Adonis, 230 
Adore, 54 
Adult, 177 
Adverbs, 78-149 

beside, besides, 87 

feet, 93 

practice in, 149 

safely, 115 

very, 85, 123 

well, 107 

See Grammatical Ex- 
pression 
Ae Fond Kiss, 206. For 

enunciation practice. 
Aeronaut, 174 
Affect and effect, 89 
Again, 241 
Aged, 491 

Ain, words ending in, 244 
"Ain't," 131 
"Ain't got," 521 
Alias, 329 

All and the hyphen, 374 
Allies, 150 
Allopathic, 179 
All ready, 22 
All right, 437 

All together, altogether, 22 
Almond, 275 
Already, 22 
Alternate, 153 
Anecdotes, illustrative, ti- 
tles of, — 

How to tell the month 
and the year of a per- 
son's birth, 21 

The Caddie makes a good 
guess, 24 

Waist and waste, 28 

A corpse, 34 

Selma's homonyn, 37 

Take yo' time, 39 

Helping others, 41 



St. Gaudens's master- 
piece, 44 

A tale and a tail, 75 

A lazy man's prayer, 78 

A pharmacister, 101 

Lindley Murray and the 
spiritualists, 110 

Ain't, 131 

A wise mother, 156 

My portrait, 170 

Henry Ward Beecher and 
the clairvoyant, 176 

Lend Ella your umbrella, 
214 

In the department store, 
217 

Immersed and emersed, 
227 

A noted chiropodist, 236 

The danger of inaccurate 
articulation, 246 

Brains needed here, 254 

A hit, 258 

The great Beethoven, 269 

A nap, 270 

"Goin' up or down creek, 
boss?" 308 

The Irish of it, 333 

Bay rum, 346 

The pessimist, 376 

A spelling match, 379 

Silence gives consent, 381 

An optimist, 393 

The defendant, 401 

Fulfillment of prophecy, 
418 

The typist, 429 

Pat's right to have fun, 431 

An absent-minded hus- 
band, 433 

The listening boy, 435 

The danger of foreign 
phrases, 438 



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Anecdotes — Cont'd 
American French, 470 
A gardener, 472 
Ticklish, 474 
Not "partickler," 479 
The casualty list, 484 
Anecdotes relating to — 
articulation: 197, 214, 
217, 227, 236, 246, 
254, 258, 269, 270, 
308, 333 
barbarisms, 131 
corpse, 34 
course, 41 
gender, 101 
haste, 39 

homonyms, 28, 37, 75 
pronunciation, 156, 170, 

176 
reckon, 24 
remainder, 21 
spelling, 346, 376, 379, 
381, 392, 393, 401, 
418, 429, 431, 433, 
435 
statue, 44 
stems : Latin, French, 438, 

470 
syllabication, 472, 474, 

479, 484 
them for those, 14 
verbs, 110 

See Anecdotes, illus- 
trative 
Angry, 84 
Anoint, 371 
44 Anybody else's," 103 
Applicability, 195 
Apt, likely, 65 
Aquarium, 252 
Aqueduct, 252 
Ar, pronunciation of, 187 
Arctic, 340 



Arduous, 55 
Articulation, 180-205 
a, sound of — 
as in arm, 192 
as in ask, 193 
See Our a's, 303 
ain, words ending in, 244 
ar, 187 

articulatory powers need- 
ed, 181 
c, sound of — 
c = k, 304 
c = s, 320 
danger of inaccurate, 246 
difficult phrases, 180 
er, 186 

ex = eks, 314 
g, sound of — 

the sound of j, 306 
the hard sound, 307 
getting rid of the "utys," 

198 
lip practice, 184, 195, 
197, 205, 231, 238, 
247, 315, 479 
o, as in odd, 202 
sh, 203 

silent letters — 
b's, 183 
e, in en, 199 
t's, 200 
w js, 188 
special practice words: 
181-185,191,247,250 
th, sound of — 
breath, 189 
humming, 190 
practice of, 49, 315 
what a plural does to 
th, 194 
w, sound of — 
w = hw, 201 
w, omitted, 324 



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Articulatory powers needed, 
181 

As — as and so — as, 98 
Associated Words, studies 
in, 1-77 
by similarity of spelling or 
sound — 
all ready, 22 
all together, 22 
already, 22 
altogether, 22 
chassis, chasse, 48 
choral, corral, 43 
click, clique, claque, 

cleek, 64 
close, cloth, closet, 49 
confidant, confident, 63 
core, corps, corpse, 34 
course, coarse, 41 
croquet, croquette, 

coquette, 31 
crotch, crutch, crotch- 
ety, crochet, 32 
debut, debutant, de- 
butante, 74 
extant, extent, 47 
facetious, factious, 35 
farther, further, 23 
homonyms, 28, 37, 75 
indict, indite, 45 
orthodox, orthoepist, 

orthopedist, 46 
pique, piquant, 51 
propose, purpose, 38 
resume, resume, 36 
salve, salver, salvage, 33 
sleek, slick, 76 
specious, spacious, 

species, 40 
waist, waste, 37 
synonyms — 

abhor, hate, detest, dis- 
like, loathe, 53 



account, narrative, 55 
acknowledge, confess, 

56 
ay, aye, 27 
beautiful, pretty, 59 
behavior, conduct, 56 
calamity, disaster, mis- 
fortune, mischance, 
30 
celebrated, renowned, 

notorious, 29 
certain, sure, 58 
character, reputation, 

67 
chock-full, choke-full, 

chockablock, 42 
civil, polite, 57 
comradery, camara- 
derie, 50 
conceal, disguise, 60 
couple, pair, 66 
courage, bravery, 62 
delicious, delightful, 56 
custom, habit, 57 
difficult, arduous, 55 
each, every, each other, 

one another, 25 
economy, frugality, 

parsimony, 59 
education, instruction. 

58 
emigrant, immigrant, 68 
empty, vacant, 56 
enemy, foe, 62 
excuse, pardon, 60 
expect, hope, 59 
firmness, constancy, 62 
guess, reckon, 24 
haste, hurry, 39, 58 
ignorant, illiterate, 62 
love, like, admire, re- 
vere, respect, adore, 
54 



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Associated Words — Cont'd 
modest, bashful, 57 
nice, grand, lovely, ele- 
gant, splendid, jolly, 
52 
obstinate, stubborn, 59 
pleasure, happiness, 55 
plentiful, abundant, 60 
pride, vanity, 51 
produce, product, 69 
proposal, proposition, 

72 
rest, remainder, rem- 
nant, residue, 21 
ridicule, deride, 55 
some, somewhat, 73 
stop, stay, 70 
talent, genius, 58 
truth, veracity, 60 
vocation, avocation, 
71 

words relating to 

appearance of persons, 

1 
appearance of things, 3 
beauty, 13 
darkness, 16 
demeanor, 2 
essential, 19 
food, 15 
fulfillment, 18 
light, 17 
neatness, 8 
praise, 5 

quality of things, 4 
satisfaction, 7 
sense of hearing, 12 
sense of smell, 11 
sense of taste, 9 
sense of touch, 10 
ugliness, 14 
weather, 6 
Attorney, 401 



Auxiliary, 488 
Avocation, 71 
Avoirdupois, 264 

Ay, 27 
Aye, 27 

B 

Bachelor, 381 
Balance, 415 
Banana, 387 
Baptismal names, 392 
Barbarisms, 110, 131 
Bashful, 57 
Battalion, 382 
Beautiful, pretty, 59. 237 
Beauty, 13 
Beecher, H. W., 176 
Beethoven, 269 
Beginning, 430 
Behavior, conduct, 56 
Being requires the nomina- 
tive case, 118 
Beside and besides, 87 
Better and best, 116 
Bible, 212, 213, 419 
Bilious, 369 
Biography, 317 
Blockhead, 156 
Both— and, 132 
Both and either, 90 
Boudoir, 325 
Bouquet, 334, 339 
Bravery, 62 
"Brether en," 253 
Brighten, 274 
Bronchitis, 282 
Burns, Robert, 206 



C, sound of — 
c = k, 304 
c==s, 320 



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Calamity, 30 
California, 410 
Camaraderie, 50 
Can, Language Game, 503 
Can and could, 113, 503 
Cannot, 218 
Can't, 218 
Canvass, 399 
Casualties, 484 
Cataract of Lodore, 211 

For enunciation practice. 
Caterpillar, 355 
Celebrated, renowned, no- 
torious, 29 
Cemetery, 478 
Cerebrum, 254 
Certain, sure, 58 
Character, reputation, 67 
Charivari, 384 
Chasse, 48 
Chassis, 48 
Chestnut, 240 
Chilblains, 171 
Children, 338 
Chile, 261 
Chimney, 370 
Chiropodist, 236 
Chock-full, choke-full, 

chockablock, 42 
Chocolate, 305 
Choral, 43 
Cincinnati, 358 
Civil, polite, 57 
Clairvoyant, 176 
Click, clique, claque, cleek, 

64 
Close, 49 
Closet, 49 
Cloths, 49 
Coarse, course, 41 
Collectible, 356 
Collective nouns, 146 
Colloquial, 291, 416 



Combative, 161 
Committee, 397 
Complainant, 431 
Compound nouns, 386 
Compounds — 

of self, 421 

of over, 425 

of numbers, 426 
Comradery, 50 
Conceal, disguise, 60 
Condolence, 228 
Conduct, 56 
Conduit, 332 
Confess, 56 

Confidant, confidante, con- 
fident, 63 
Conjunctions — 

as — as; so — as; both — 
and; if — then; not 
only — but also; either 
— or; neither — nor; 
though — yet; wheth- 
er—or, 98, 132 
Connecticut, 409 
Constancy, 62 
Contemptuous, 486 
Contractions, 416 
Conversant, 160 
Cooperate, 104 
Copulative verbs, 105 
Coquette, croquette, cro- 
quet, 31 
Cordial, 481 
Core, corps, corpse, 34 
Corral, 43 
Correlative conjunctions* 

132 
Could and can, 113 
Couple, pair, 66 
Courage, bravery, 62 
Course, coarse, 41 
Covetous, 224 
Creek and crick, 308 



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Crochet, 32 
Croquet, 31 
Croquette, 31 
Crotch, 82 
Crotchety, 32 
Crowd, 404 
Crutch, 32 
Culinary, 267 
Custom, 57 

D 

Dairy, 263 
Dakota, 408 
Darkness, 16 
Data, 233 
Deaf, 234 
Debut, 74 
Debutant, 74 
Debutante, 74 
Decrepit, 350 
Delicious, delightful, 56 
Delightful, 56 
Demeanor, of persons, 2 
Deride, 55 
Desiccate, 354 
Detest, 53 
Diamond, 477 
Diana, 279 
Diary, 279 

Dickens, Charles, 110 
Difficult, arduous, 55 
Difficult phrases, 49, 180 
Dimmed, 362 
Diocesan, 168 
Disaster, 30 
Disguise, 60 
Dishonest, 321 
Dislike, 53 
Docile, 318 
Doggerel, 427 
"Doncha," 250 



Don Quixote, 295 
Don't, 81, 515 



Each, 25 
Each other, 25 
EcclesiasteSy 213. For enun- 
ciation practice 
Economy, 59 

Education, instruction, 58 
Effect and affect, 89 
Ei or ie, 390 
Either, 232 
Either and both, 90 
Either— or, 132 
El, when the e is sounded, 

204 
Elder and eldest, 100 
Eleemosynary, 405 
Elegant, 52 
Eleven, 480 
Eliminations — 

"a lot," 126 

" beau," 334 

" breth er en," 253 

"chus," 224 

"frig," 286 

"kind of" and "sort of," 
123 

"these kind," 95 

"ti" and "Kate," 266 

"to be she/' 96 

"watt," 328 

"learn," 499 

"John and me," 500 

"be back," 501 

"ust ta," 504 

"I kin," 507 

"it is me," 508 

"done it," 513 

"I seen," 514 



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Eliminations — Cont'd 
"don't," 515 

^ "ain't got," 521 

Elite, 288 

Ellipse, 349 

Elm, 498 

Else's, 103 

Embarrassment, 375 

Emersed, 227 

Emigrants, immigrants, 68 

Empty, vacant, 56 

Enemy, foe, 62 

Enunciation, 206-213 
Ae Fond Kiss, 206 
Cataract of Lodore, 211 
Ecclesiastes, 213 
God's gift to man, 209 
Lincoln's Gettysburg 

Speech, 210 
Psalm xxiii, 212 
Schiller, 208 
Shakespeare, 207 
See Accent, 150-179 
See Articulation, 180- 

205 
See Words (special), 
214-343 

Er, 186 

Era, 327 

Error, 343 

Errors in grammar cor- 
rected, 78-149 

Essential, 19 

Evening, 471 

Every, 25 

Ex = eks, 314 

Excuse, pardon, 60 

Exemplary, 169 

Expect, hope, 59 

Expect and suppose, 86 

Expert, 151 

Extant, 47 

Extent, 47 



Extol, 341 
Extraordinary, 476 



Facetious, 35 

Factitious, 35 

Farther and further, 23 

February, 312 

Feet, 93 

Fewer and less, 88 

Fiance and fiancee, 403 

Fine pronunciation, 281 

Finis, 294 

Firmness, constancy, 62 

Flaccid, 342 

Flower Game, 522 

Flowers, 339 

Foe, 62 

Foot and feet, 93 

Forehead, 156 

Forgetting, 433 

For the sake of one's "ings," 

211 
Forming plurals, 109, 111, 

112, 125, 139 
Forming the possessive 

singular, 82 
Francis and Frances, 344 
French words and phrases, 

470 
Fricassee, 286 
Frugality, 59 
Fun, Supper Table, 223 

See Anecdotes, illustrative 

See Pronunciation 

See Spelling 
Further, 23 

G 

G, sound of — 
sound of j, 306 
hard sound, 30f 



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Games — 

language, 499-524 
party, 525 
Gardener, 472 
Gender, 101 
Genius, 59 
Getting rid of — 
casual (i) ty, 484 
"gimme/' 250 
"gonna," 250 
"jug," 219 
"lemme" and "doncha," 

250 
"utys," 198 
God's gift to man, 209. For 

enunciation practice. 
Good and well, 107 
Got, correct use of, 140 
"Got" game, 523 
Government, 215 
Grammar family, 133 
Grammatical Expression, 
studies in, 78-149 
adjectives — 
better, 116 
either, both, 90 
elder, 100 
foot, 93 
good, 107 
less, fewer, 88 
many, much, 129 
real, 85 
adverbs — 

beside, besides, 87 
feet, 93 

practice in, 149 
safely, 115 
very, 85, 123 
well, 107 
conjunctions — 

as — as; so — as; both — 
and; if — then; not 
only — but also; ei- 



ther — or; neither — 
nor; though — yet; 
whether —or, 98, 132 
nouns — 

accent of, 97 

collective, 146 

gender of, 101 

in the plural form only, 
99 

loan, 119 

neuter nouns are not 
usually put in the 
possessive case, 117 

plurals formed : by add- 
ing s, 109; by adding 
es. 111; with a vowel 
before y, 125; special 
illustrations, 112,139 

possessive singular, 82 

predicate noun or pro- 
noun after to be, 
96 
prepositions — 

object of, 147 
pronouns — 

its, 118, 135 

many and much, 129 

nominative case re- 
quired with being, 
118 

objective case, 147 

objective case required 
with let, 130 

them for those, 78 

this, that, 95 

we, 145 

who, 134 

who, which, that, 127 

whom, 120 

you, 121 

you and I, 138 

you and me, 137 

you and were, 121 



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Grammatical Expressions — 
Cont'd 
verbs — 

accent of, 97 

barbarisms, 110, 131 

can and could, 113 

copulative verbs, 105 

don't, 81 

expect and suppose, 86 

if I were, 108 

is, are, was, were, 148 

learn and teach, 106 

lend, 119 

let and leave, 128, 130 

like and love, 83 

mad and angry, 84 

may and might, 79 

set and sit, 91 

shall and will, 124 

shall, with questions, 

94 
the verb required with 
collective nouns, 146 
was and were, 92, 121 
when "got" is correct, 

140 
why "had ought" is 

incorrect, 141 
wish, 122 

words which require 
singular verbs, 102 

Grand, nice, 52 

Greek stems and words, 
462-469 

Guess, reckon, 24 

H 

Habit, 57 

"Had ought," why incor- 
rect, 141 
Handkerchief, 245 
Happiness, 55 



Harassed, 173 

Haste, 39 

Hate, 53 

Havana, 387 

"He and I" game, 512 

Hear, 234 

Heinous, 283 

Hello supplanting halloo, 2d 

Herbert, George, 209 

Herculean, 157 

History, 475 

Homeopathic, 179 

Homonvms, 28, 37, 75 

Hoof, 300 

Hope, 59 

Hospitable, 155 

How to increase your power 

of speech, 388 
Humorous stories — 

See Anecdotes, illustra- 
tive 
Hundred, 322 
Hurry, 39 

Hyphen, 413, 425, 426 
Hypocrisy, 389 



I wills and I won'ts, 218 
Ie or ei, how to remember, 

390 
If I were, 108 
If— then, 132 
Ignoramus, 175 
Ignorant, 62 
Illiterate, 62 

Immersed and emersed, 227 
Immigrants, 68 
Indict, 45 
Indisputable, 163 
Indissoluble, 159 
Indite, 45 
Industry, 166 



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Inexplicable, 164 

Ings, 211, 422 

Inoculate, 383 

Inquiry, 167 

Instruction, 58 

Ipecac, 248 

Iroquois, 277 

Irrelevant, 394 

Irrevocable, 165 

Is, are, was, were, 148 

Italian, 296 

Its and It's (It is), 135 

Its being he, 118 

"It was they" game, 505 

Ivory, 493 



John's duty, 366 
Jolly, 52 
Jowl, 290 
Jugular, 219 
Jujube, 485 



4 Kind of" and "sort of," 
elimination of, 123 



Language Games, studies in, 
499-524 
adjective, 506 
can, 503 
flower, 522 
got, 523 
he and I, 512 
it was they, 505 
lay and lie, 524 
lying, 510 
may, 502, 516 
of whom, 511 



party parlor games, 509, 

525 
time, 518 
shall and will, 519 
should and would, 520 
so — as, 517 

Lamentable, 172 

Latin stems and words, 439 
—461 

Lay and lie, 142, 143, 144, 
510, 524 

Learn and teach, 106, 499 

"Lemme," 250 

Lend and loan, 119 

Less and fewer, 88 

Let and leave, 128, 130 

Let requires the objective 
case, 130 

Lettuce, 292 

Lichen, 268 

Licorice, 313 

Light, 17 

Like, 54 

Like and love, 83 

Likely, 65 

Liken it, 268 

Likeness, similarity, simili- 
tude, 61 

Lincoln's Gettysburg 
Speech, 210. For enun- 
ciation practice. 

Lip practice, 184, 195, 197, 
205, 231, 238, 247, 315, 
479 

Loan, as a noun, 119 

Loathe, 53 

Love, 54 

Lovely, 52 

Love's Labor's Lost, £07 

Lozenges, 229 

Luxury, 331 

Lyceum, 158 

"Lying" game, 510 



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M 

Macaulay, 351 

Machinist, 436 

Mad and angry, 84 

Maintain, 338 

Many and much, 129 

Marie, 238 

Mary, 238, 263 

Masculine and feminine 
genders, 101 

Matrons, 272 

May (request for permis- 
sion), 502 

May and might, 79 

"May" game, 516 

Measuring game, 517 

Ment (suffix), 428 

Metric, 222 

Mineralogy, 398 

Minnesota, 411 

Mirage, 285 

Mischance, 30 

Mischief, 152 

Misfortune, 30 

Mississippi, 352 

Misspell, 348 

Modest, 57 

Mohammedan, 391 

Moths, 49 

Mucilage, 346 

Murray, Lindley, 110 

N 

Names, how to remember, 

392 
Nation, 302 
National, 302 
Narrative, 55 
Naturally, 490 
Neatness, 8 
Neither, 232 



Neither— nor, 132 
Neuralgia, 482 
Neuter nouns and the pos- 
sessive case, 117 
New words for vocabulary, 

1-19 
Nice, 52 

Not only — but also, 132 
Notorious, celebrated, re- 
nowned, 29 
Nouns, 78-149 
accent of, 97 
collective, 146 
compound, 386 
gender of, 101 
in the plural form only, 99 
loan as a, 119 
neuter nouns and the pos- 
sessive case, 117 
plurals formed — 
by adding s, 109 
by adding es, 111 
with a vowel before y, 

125 
special illustrations, 
112, 139 
possessive of, 103 
possessive singular, 82 
predicate noun or pro- 
noun after to be, 96 

O 

O, as in odd and soft, 202 
Objective case, 147 
Obstinate, stubborn, 59 
"Of whom," 511 
Oklahoma, 402 
Older and elder, 100 
Ominous, 396 
One another, 25 
Onerous, 396 
Optimist, 393 



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Orchestra, 178 

Orgies, 301 

Orthodox, 46 

Orthoepist, 46 

Orthopedist, 46 

Osier, Dr., 293 

Our a's, 303 

Over and the hyphen, 425 



Pageant of words, 77 
Pair and couple, 66 
Parent, 220 
Pardon, 60 
Parsimony, 59 
Particularly, 479 
Party Games, 504, 509, 525 
Party Game pronunciation, 
163, 165 

See Accent practice, 150- 
179 
Pathetic, 289 
Pathos, 289 
Patrons, 272 
Pecuniary, 489 
Perhaps, 239 
Pessimism, 376 
Phthisis, 243 
Picayune, 154 
Picnicking, 357 
Piquant, 51 
Pique, 51 
Plaguy, 378 
Pleasure, happiness, 55 
Plentiful, abundant, 60 
Plenty, 126 
Plurals, formation of — 

by adding s, 109 

by adding es, 111 

special illustrations, 112, 
139 

with a vowel before y, 125 



Polite response, 225 

Portrait, 170 

Possessive singular of nouns, 

82, 103 
Post and prae, 26 
Poughkeepsie, 287 
Praise, 5 
Predicate noun after to be, 

96 
Prepositions, 78-149 

object of, 147 
Prepossessing, 360 
Preposterous, 26 
Pretty, 59 
Preventive, 266 
Pride, vanity, 57 
Privilege, 434 
Produce and product, 69 
Profiteers, 372 
Pronouns, 78-149 

nominative case with be- 
ing, 118 
its, 118, 135 
many and much, 129 
objective case, 147 
objective case with let, 

130 
them for those, 78 
this, that, 95 
we, 145 
who, 134 

who, which, that, 127 
whom, 120 
you, 121 
you and I, 138 
you and me, 137 
Pronunciation, 150-343 
Accent, studies in, 150- 
179 
adult, 177 
aeronaut, 174 
allies, 150 
allopathic, 179 



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Pronunciation — C&mt'i 
alternate, 153 
blockhead, 156 
chilblains, 171 
clairvoyant, 178 
combative, 161 
conversant, 160 
diocesan, 168 
exemplary, 16t 
expert, 151 
harassed, 173 
herculean, 157 
homeopathic, 17& 
hospitable, 155 
ignoramus, 175 
indisputable, 163 
indissoluble, 159 
industry, 166 
inexplicable, 164 
inquiry, 167 
irrevocable, 165 
lamentable, 172 
lyceum, 158 
mischievousness, 152 
noun and verb forms, 97 
orchestra, 178 
picayune, 154 
portrait, 170 
vehement, 162 
Articulation, studies in, 

180-205 
a, sound of — 

as in alms, 303 

as in arm, 192 

as in ask, 193 
ain, words ending in, 

244 
ar, 187 
articulatory powers 

needed, 181 
c, sound of — 

c = k, 304 

c = s, 329 



danger of inaccurate, 

246 
difficult phrases, 180 
er, 186 

ex = eks, 314 
g, sound of — 

the sound of j, 306 

the hard sound, 307 
getting rid of the 

"utys," 198 
lip practice: 184, 195, 

197, 205, 231, 238, 

247, 315, 479 
o, as in odd, 202 
sh, 203 
silent letters — 

b's, 183 

e, in en, 199 

t's, 200 

w's, 188 
special practice words: 

181-185,191,247,250 
th, sound of — 

breath, 189 

humming, 190 

practice of, 49, 315 

what a plural does to 
th, 194 
w, sound of — 

w— hw, 201 

w, omitted, 324 
Enunciation, studies in, 

206-213 
Ae Fond Kiss, 206 
Ecclesiasies, 213 
Goas Gift to Man, 209 
Lincoln's Gettysburg 

Speech, 210 
Psalm xxiii, 212 
Schiller, 208 
Shakespeare, 207 
The Cataract of Lodore, 

211 



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Pronunciation — Cont'd 
Words (Special), studies 
in, 214-343 
acoustics, 330 
actor, 281 
Adonis, 230 
again, 241 
alias, 329 
almond, 275 
aquarium, 252 
arctic, 340 
avoirdupois, 264 
Beethoven, 269 
biography, 317 
boudoir, 325 
bouquet, 334 
brethren, 253 
brighten, 274 
bronchitis, 282 
cant, 218 
cerebrum, 254 
chestnut, 240 
children, 336 
Chile, 261 
chiropodist, 236 
chocolate, 305 
condolence, 228 
conduit, 332 
covetous, 224 
creek, 308 
crick, 308 
culinary, 267 
data, 233 
deaf, 234 
Diana, 279 
diary, 263 
dishonest, 321 
docile, 318 
Don Quixote, 295 
either, 232 
elite, 288 
era, 327 
' err, 343 



extol, 341 

February, 8 It 
finis, 294 
flaccid, 342 
for, 235 
fricassee, 286 
government, 215 
handkerchief, 245 
heinous, 283 
hoof, 300 
hundred, 322 
impious, 216 
ipecac, 248 
Iroquois, 277 
Italian, 296 
jowl, 290 
jugular, 219 
let me, don't you, 250 
lettuce, 292 
lichen, 268 
licorice, 313 
luxury, 331 
maintain, 338 
Marie, 238 
Mary, 263 
matrons, 272 
metric, 222 
mirage, 285 
Bation, 302 
onerous, 226 
orgies, 301 
parents, 220 
pathos, 289 
perhaps, 239 
phthisis, 243 
Poughkeepsie, 287 
preventive, 266 
rapine, 280 
ratiocination, 276 
regime, 242 
regimen, 337 
resurrection, 298 
ribaldry, 251 



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Pronunciation — Confd 

rind, 262 

rinse, 217 

roiled, 221 

rouge, 237 

route, 257 

Seckel, 284 

sickle, 284 

siesta, 270 

sinecure, 297 

soda, 256 

spaghetti, 255 

suggest, 273 

tenets, 259 

testimony, 258 

tious, 260 

tomato, 323 

tragedy, 293 

truly, 309 

turgid, 310 

umbrella, 214 

valet, 333 

vicar, 319 

viscount, 335 

viseed, 319 

waistcoat, 291 

what, 328 

which, 311 

women, 271 
- yes, 225 
Proof, 300 
Prophecy, 418 
Prophesy, 418 
Proposal, proposition, 72 
Propose, purpose, 38 
Proposition, 72 
Psalm xxiii, 212. For 

enunciation practice. 
Punshon, W. M., 390 
Purpose, 38 



Q 

Quality of things, 4 



Quandary, 496 
Quick, 295 

R 

R practice, 231 
Rapine, 280 
Rare, 380 
Rarefy, 380 
Ratiocination, 276 
Ration, 302 
Rational, 302 
Real and very, 85 
Really, 492 
Reckon, 24 
Regime, 242 
Regimen, 337 
Remainder, 21 
Remnant, 21 
Renowned, 29 
Repellent, 373 
Representative, 249 
Reputation, 67 
Resemblance, 61 
Residue, 21 
Respect, 54 
Rest, 21 
Resume, 36 
Resume, 36 
Resurrection, 298 
Resuscitate, 494 
Revere, 54 
Ribald, 251 
Ridicule, 55 
Rigmarole, 483 
Rimes, 80 
Rind, 262 
Rinse, 217 
Roily, 221 
Rouge, 237 
Route, 257 
Rowley, Robert, 231 



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Index 



S, as in sun, 321 
Safe or safely, 115 
Salvage, 33 
Salve, 33 
Salver, 33 
Sateen, 385 
Satisfaction, 7 
Scalloped, 400 
Schiller, 208. For enuncia- 
tion practice. 
Scissors, 359 
Seckel, 284 
Separate, 395 
Set and sit, 91 
Sewing, 432 
Sh, sound of, 203 
Shakespeare, 207. For enun- 
ciation practice. 
Shall and will, 124 
Shall and will game, 519 
Shall, with questions, 94 
Shew, 419 
Should and would game, 

520 
Sickle, 284 
Siesta, 270 
Silent letters 

b's, 183 

e, in en, 199 

t's, 200 
< w's, 188 
Similarity, 61 
Similitude, 61 
Sinecure, 297 
Sleek, 76 
Slick, 76 

So — as and as — as, 98, 517 
Soda, 256 
Solstice, 316 
Some (adjective), 73 
Somewhat (adverb), 73 



Southey, 211. For enun- 
ciation practice 
Spacious, 40 
Spaghetti, 255 
Species and specious, 40 
Spelling, Studies in, 344- 
437 

Adirondacks, 353 

all and a hyphen, 374 

all right, 437 

anoint, 371 

attorney, 401 

bachelor, 381 

balance, 415 

banana, 387 

baptized, 364 

battalion, 382 

beginning, 430 

bilious, 369 

California, 410 

canvass, 399 

caterpillar, 355 

charivari, 384 

chimney, 370 

Cincinnati, 358 

collectible, 356 

committee, 397 

complainant, 431 

compound nouns and the 
hyphen, 386 

conceive, 390 

Connecticut, 409 

contractions in colloquial 
speech, 416 

crowd, 404 

cy and sy, words ending 
in, 420 

Dakota, 408 

decrepit, 350 

desiccate, 354 

dimmed, 362 

doggerel, 427 

ei = a, as in ale, 407 



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Sp elli ng— -Co nt 'd 
eleemosynary, 405 
ellipse, 349 
embarrassment, 375 
ex = egz, 372 
fiance, 403 
fiancee, 403 
forgetting, 433 
Frances, 344 
Francis, 344 
hyphen — 
always, 363 
use in descriptive 

phrases, 413 
use with numbers, 426 
hypocrisy, 389 
inoculate, 383 
irrelevant, 394 
ize, words endiag in, 364- 

367 
lesson in, 388 
macaroni, 379 
Macaulay, 351 
machinist, 436 
ment, when added, 428 
mineralogy, 398 
Minnesota, 411 
Mississippi, 352 
misspell, 348 
Mohammedan, 391 
mucilage, 346 
nouns ending in ation, 

424 
nouns not ending in ation, 

423 
nouns generally in the 

plural, 99 
Oklahoma, 402 
ominous, 3QQ 
optimist, 393 
pessimism, 376 
picnicking, 357 
plaguy, 378 



prepossessing, 360 

privilege, 434 

prophecy, 418 

rarefy, 380 

relieve, 390 

repellent, 373 

sateen, 385 

scissors, 359 

self, words compounded 
with, 421 

separate, 395 

sew, 432 

shew, 419 

squirrel, 417 

suffixes — 
ing, 422 
ible, 423 
able, 424 
ment, 428 

surnames and baptismal 
names, 392 

Tennessee, 412 

tidbit, 435 

to-day, 363 

vehicle, 361 

verbs ending in a single 
consonant, 368 

vermilion, 406 

victuals, 345 

vilify, 377 

washerwoman, 347 

Wednesday, 414 
Spelling bee, 525, iv 

See Spelling, lesson in, 
388 
Splendid, 52 
Squirrel, 417 
Statue and statute, 44 
Stay, 70 
Stella, 193 
Stems and Words, Studies 



in — 
Latin, 438-462 



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Stems and Words — Cont'd 
ad, 459 

addendum, 439 
animus, 458 
annus, 440 
con, 459 
cor, cordis, 444 
corpus, corporis, 450 
cura, 445 
data, 439 
de, 459 
deus, 440 
dicere, dictum, 439, 

^442 
dies, 440 
e, 459 
facere, factum, 451, 

452 
fa, fatus, fas, 45$ 
femina, 441 
ferre, 454 
fides, 455 
filius, 440 
finis, 456 

genus, generis, 457 
gradi, gressus, 460 
gradus, 461 
gratis, 439 
homo, 440 
in, 459 
literatim, 441 
mater, 441 
maximum, 441 
minimum, 441 
mittere, 443 
nox, 440 
patria, 440 
pes, pedis, 448 
pro, 459 
puer, 440 
quota, 439 
retro, 459 
rex, 440 



rumpere, rump turn, 
446 

seriatim, 439 

specere, spectum, 449 

status, 439 

strata, 439 

tempus, temporis, 447 

trans, 461 

verbatim, 441 
Greek, 463-469 

a, 468 

anti, 468 

aristos, 465 

autos, 465 

baros, 464 

chronos, 464 

demos, 465 

electron, 464 

graphein, 462, 463 

hydros, 464 

kosmos, 467 

kratos, 465 

logos, 466 

meter, 467 

metron, 464 

mythos, 466 

ochlos, 465 

pathos, 468 

philos, 466 

phone, 467 

photos, 464 

phrenos, 466 

ploutos, 465 

polis, 467 

polites, 467 

psyche, 466 

sym, 467 

techne, 466 

theos, 466 

thermos, 464 
French, 470 

bon ton, 470 

carte blanche, 470 



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Stems and Words — Cont'd 
coterie, 470 
cuisine, 470 
debut, 470 
encore, 470 
passe, 470 
petit, 470 
portiere, 470 
qui vive, 470 
ragout, 470 
rendezvous, 470 
soiree, 470 
trousseau, 470 
Stop and stay, 70 
Stubborn, 59 
Suffixes: ing, 422; ible, 423; 

able, 424; ment, 428 
Supper-table fun — 

See Anecdotes, illustra- 
tive 
See Pronunciation, Stud- 
ies in, 150-343 
See Spelling, Studies in, 
344-437 
Suppose and expect, 86 
Sure, 58 
Surnames, 392 
Sweet, 288 

Syllabication, studies in, 
471-498 
aged, 491 
auxiliary, 488 
casualties, 484 
cemetery, 478 
contemptuous, 486 
cordial, 481 
diamond, 477 
eleven, 480 
elm, 498 
evening, 471 
extraordinary, 476 
gardener, 472 
history, 475 



ivory, 493 
jujube, 485 
naturally, 490 
neuralgia, 482 
particularly, 479 
pecuniary, 489 
quandary, 496 
really, 492 
resuscitate, 494 
rigmarole, 483 
tedious, 497 
temperament, 473 
ticklish, 474 
usually, 487 
vaudeville, 495 



Tail, 75 
Talent, 58 
Taste, 9 

Teach and learn, 106 
Tedious, 497 
Temperament, 473 
Tenets, 259 
Tennessee, 412 
Testimony, 258 
Th, sound of — 

humming, 190 

breath, 189 

practice of, 49, 315 

what a plural does to th, 
194 
Them for those, 78 
Tkeophilis Thistle, 182. For 

enunciation practice 
"These kind," 95 
This, that, 95 
Though— yet, 132 
Ticklish. 474 
Tidbit, 435 
Time game, 518 
Tious, 260 



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To-day, 363 
Tomato, 323 
Touch, 10 
Tragedy, 293 
Transgresseth, 184 
Truly, 309 
Truth, 60 
Tuesday, 185 
Turgid, 310 

U 

U, as in stupid, 185 
Ugliness, 14 
Ultimatum, 323 
Umbrella, 214 
Usually, 487 
Utys, 198 



Vacant, 56 
Valet, 333 
Vanity, 57 
Vaudeville, 495 
Vehement, 162 
Vehicle, 361 
Venus, 230 
Veracity, 60 
Verbs — 

accent of, 97 

barbarisms, 110, 131 

can and could, 113 

copulative, 105 

don't, 81 

expect and suppose, 86 

if I were, 108 

is, are, was, were, 148 

learn and teach, 106 

lend, 119 

let and leave, 128, 130 

like and love, 83 

may and might, 79 



required with collective 
nouns, 146 

set and sit, 91 

shall and will, 124 

shall, with questions, 94 

tense, infinitive, present, 
136 

was and were, 92, 121 

when "got" is correct, 
140 

why "had ought" is in- 
correct, 141 

wish, 122 

words which require sin- 
gular verbs, 102 
Vermilion, 406 
Very, 85, 123 
Vexatious, 378 
Vicar, 326 
Vilify, 327 
Viscount, 335 
Viseed, 319 
Vocabulary, new words for, 

1-19 
Vocation, 71 

W 

W, sound of — 

w = hw, 201 

w, omitted, 324 
Waist, 37 
Waistcoat, 291 
Was and were, 92, 121 
Washerwoman, 347 
Waste, 37 
We, 145 
Weather, 6 
Wednesday, 414 
Well and good, 107 
Were, 108, 121 
What, 328 
"Whatty y'" 250 
Whether— or, 132 



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Whistling, 278 
Who, 134 

Who, which, that, 127 
Whom, 120 

"Wish" requires were, 122 
With and withe, 315 
Woman and women, 271 
Word practice in pronuncia- 
tion, 214-343 
See Pronunciation (Spe- 
cial Words) 



Words which require singu- 
lar verbs, 102 
Wrathy, 162 



' fc Ya/' "Yeh," and "Uh- 

huh," 225 
You and I, 138 
You and me, 137 
Yoa and were, 121 



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